Stout, Gardner D.
Variant namesGardner S. Stout was a banker and amateur ornithologist who was a trustee, 1959-1964, and president, 1968-1975, of the American Museum of Natural History.
Stout worked as an investment banker until his retirement in 1968, when he took the unpaid post of AMNH president. He also served as secretary (1964-1967), and vice president (1967-1968), and was a field associate in ornithology. Stout was chairman of the executive committee of the National Audubon Society from 1946 to 1959, and was editor of The shorebirds of North America, published in 1967. With his wife, Clare, a malacologist and photographer, Stout made numerous trips to study birds and other wildlife, contributing both specimens and film footage to the museum's collections.
From the description of Papers, 1963-1971 (bulk 1968-1971). (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 57218983
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| referencedIn | American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History building plans, 1911-1918. | American Museum of Natural History | |
| referencedIn | Special Films Collection: Travel films, 1952-1985. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Lerner Marine Laboratory. Collection, 1947-1977. | American Museum of Natural History | |
| referencedIn | American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History Centennial Celebration papers, 1964-1972. | American Museum of Natural History | |
| creatorOf | Stout, Gardner D. Papers, 1963-1971 (bulk 1968-1971). | American Museum of Natural History |
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| associatedWith | American Museum of Natural History. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Education. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chamberlain, Joseph Miles. | person |
| associatedWith | Gibson, C. D'W. | person |
| associatedWith | Lerner Marine Laboratory. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Nicholson, Thomas D. | person |
| associatedWith | Queeny, Edgar M. (Edgar Monsanto), 1897-1968. | person |
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| New York (State)--New York |
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Active 1963
Active 1971
