Ober, Frederick A. (Frederick Albion), 1849-1913

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1849-02-13

Death 1913-05-31

Nationality: Americans,

Language: English, Creek,

Biographical notes:

Ornithologist, explorer, lecturer and author.

From the description of Frederick Albion Ober letters [manuscript], 1890-1892. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 176633557

Travel writer, novelist, naturalist, biographer, historian.

In 1871, after the early death of his first wife, Ober abandoned his business and went on a major expedition to Florida to explore Lake Okeechobee, writing a series of vivid journal articles. During the last decade of the nineteenth century Ober probably knew as much about the Caribbean as anyone in the U.S.A.

He traveled widely in the region, especially in the more remote parts rarely visited by other travelers, met with many of the statesmen and leading figures, and read widely in the area's history. Nobody knew the contemporary situation of the small indigenous population so well, and few had a better knowledge of its history and the history of Spanish colonialism with which it was intertwined.

From the description of A few Seminole words / collected by F.A. Ober, in Florida, 1872, 1874. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 50256131