Henry Shimer

Henry Shimer (September 21, 1828 – July 28, 1895) was a naturalist and physician in Mount Carroll, Illinois. He was also a teacher at the Mount Carroll Seminary, which later became Shimer College; he was the husband of the seminary's founder, Frances Shimer.

On July 28, 1895, Shimer committed suicide, either with a revolver or by hanging. He had amended his will five days previously to leave his entire fortune to his wife, leaving his mother and sister destitute.

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