Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929

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Dates:
Birth 1850-07-02
Death 1929-03-25
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Ornithologist; curator of birds at the U.S. National Museum.

From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to Thomas G. Gentry, 1876 Mar. 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122580979

Robert Ridgway (1850-1929) was an ornithologist who collected bird specimens in Costa Rica in 1908.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_721_pid_EACP718

American ornithologist.

From the description of Letter, 1913. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36437678

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Subjects:

  • Biology
  • Birds
  • Birds
  • Naturalists
  • Ornithological literature
  • Ornithology
  • Species
  • Women-owned business enterprises

Occupations:

  • Authors
  • Ornithologists
  • Photographers

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Colorado--Boulder (as recorded)
  • Bird Haven Sanctuary (Ill.) (as recorded)
  • San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.) (as recorded)
  • Bird Haven Sanctuary (Ill.) (as recorded)
  • North America (as recorded)
  • Colorado (as recorded)
  • San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.) (as recorded)

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