Cherrie, George K. (George Kruck), 1865-
Variant namesGeorge K. Cherrie, field zoologist and curator. Cherrie explored and collected in South and Central America, independently and for institutions, including the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum, and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
Cherrie became assistant taxidermist at the U.S. Museum of Natural History in 1888, and began his tropical field work in 1889, spending three years in Costa Rica and becoming curator of birds and mammals. Cherrie returned to the U.S. in 1892, was assistant curator in ornithology at the Field Museum, 1894-1897, then held the same position at the Brooklyn Institute, 1899-1911. He took part in two of Theodore Roosevelt's expeditions to Brazil, 1913-1914 and 1916-1917, and in many other AMNH expeditions and field assignments.
Ernst Hartert was curator of birds at the Zoological Museum at Tring in Hertfordshire, England, and authored numerous articles for its journal, Novitates zoologicae.
From the description of Letters, 1902 Jan. 9, 1903 Apr. 11. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 55525907
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| creatorOf | Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946. Exploration tales for soldiers and sailors [microform] : YMCA lecture series. | American Museum of Natural History | |
| referencedIn | South American field photographs, 1916-1917. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946. Letters, 1902 Jan. 9, 1903 Apr. 11. | American Museum of Natural History | |
| creatorOf | Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946. Letter. | Smithsonian Institution. Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946. Exploration tales for soldiers and sailors : YMCA lecture series. | American Museum of Natural History | |
| referencedIn | Field photographs, 1913-1914. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Miscellaneous correspondence, 1883-1970. | Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Fox and Simon family papers, 1862-1991. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | South American travel photographs, 1915-1916. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Field photographs, 1915-1916. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Field journals and field catalogs, 1881-1980. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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| associatedWith | American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Ornithology. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Berlepsch, Hans Hermann Carl Ludwig, Graf von, 1850-1915. | person |
| associatedWith | Cherrie Expedition to French Guiana (1902-1903) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cherrie-Roosevelt Expedition (1916-1917) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Collins-Day South American Expedition (1914-1915) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Dibner, Bern, | person |
| correspondedWith | Hartert, Ernst, 1859-1933 | person |
| associatedWith | Miller-Roosevelt Expedition (1915-1916) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Roosevelt South American Expedition (1913-1914) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 | person |
| associatedWith | Stitt, Richard. | person |
| associatedWith | Thomas, Oldfield, 1858-1929. | person |
| associatedWith | Zoological Museum (Tring, England) | corporateBody |
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| French Guiana--Cayenne |
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| Birds |
| Moths |
| Ornithologists |
| Phaethornis malaris |
| Scientific expeditions |
| Zoologists |
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Birth 1865
Death 1946
