McCreary, Otto, 1879-1944.

Otto C. McCreary, noted ornithologist and research chemist, was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, in 1879 to Jacob and Louisa Otto McCreary. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan and a doctoral degree from Ohio State University. Before joining the University of Wyoming in 1926, McCreary worked as a research assistant at experimental stations in Ithaca, New York, and Pullman, Washington. In 1931, he was promoted from Assistant to Associate Research Chemist at the university's Agricultural Experiment Station. At the University of Wyoming, McCreary studied the chemical makeup of forage plants as indicators of range health, but he is better known for his research on the migratory patterns of Wyoming's avian populations. He also founded the Wyoming Chapter of the Society of the Sigma Xi. He published Wyoming Bird Life initially in 1937; a second edition was published in 1939. McCreary also wrote numerous scientific journal articles and Experiment Station Bulletins. McCreary died of a chronic illness in early January of 1944, at the age of 64, after a four-month sick leave from the university.

From the description of Otto McCreary papers, 1899-1943. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 54850559

Otto C. McCreary, noted ornithologist and research chemist, was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, in 1879 to Jacob and Louisa Otto McCreary. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan and a doctoral degree from Ohio State University. Before joining the University of Wyoming in 1926, McCreary worked as a research assistant at experimental stations in Ithaca, New York, and Pullman, Washington. In 1931, he was promoted from Assistant to Associate Research Chemist at the university’s Agricultural Experiment Station. At the University of Wyoming, McCreary studied the chemical makeup of forage plants as indicators of range health, but he is better known for his research on the migratory patterns of Wyoming’s avian populations. He also founded the Wyoming Chapter of the Society of the Sigma Xi. He published Wyoming Bird Life initially in 1937; a second edition was published in 1939. McCreary also wrote numerous scientific journal articles and Experiment Station Bulletins. McCreary died of a chronic illness in early January, 1944, at the age of 64, after a four-month sick leave from the university.

From the guide to the Otto McCreary papers, 1899-1943, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)