Spencer Fullerton Baird
American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian (1823-1887)
Spencer Fullerton Baird was born on February 3, 1823 in Reading and died on August 19, 1887 in Woods Hole, aged 64. Recorded occupations: naturalist, curator, ornithologist, zoologist, ichthyologist and university teacher. Country of citizenship: United States. Positions held include Secretary of the Smithsonian. Fields of work: ornithology, ichthyology and herpetology. Notable works include “A history of North American birds”, “Natural History Illustrations”, “The water birds of North America”, “Outlines of American ornithology : part 1, Land birds”, “Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and adjacent waters, with an account of the physical features of the region” and “Catalogue of North American birds, chiefly in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution”. Educated at Dickinson College. Honours include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople, National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- Born
- February 3, 1823 · Reading
- Died
- August 19, 1887 · Woods Hole
- Age at death
- 64
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- naturalist, curator, ornithologist, zoologist, ichthyologist, university teacher
- Positions held
- Secretary of the Smithsonian
- Notable works
- A history of North American birds, Natural History Illustrations, The water birds of North America, Outlines of American ornithology : part 1, Land birds, Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and adjacent waters, with an account of the physical features of the region, Catalogue of North American birds, chiefly in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
- Education
- Dickinson College
- Honours
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
- Wikipedia editions
- 27 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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