Osborn, Fairfield, 1887-1969

Zoologist and conservationist.

From the description of Papers of Fairfield Osborn, 1924-1969 (bulk 1948-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131073

President, New York Zoological Society.

From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1947-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122613271

Biographical Note

• 1887, Jan. 15: Born, Princeton, N.J.
• 1909: A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1915 - 1917 : Treasurer, Union Oil Co.
• 1917 - 1919 : Served in U. S. Army during World War I
• 1919 - 1935 : Partner, Redmond and Co. (investment bankers)
• 1923 - 1935 : Trustee and member of executive board, New York Zoological Society
• 1935: Retired from business
• 1935 - 1940 : Secretary and board member, New York Zoological Society
• 1940 - 1969 : President and board member, New York Zoological Society
• 1948: Helped establish Jackson Hole Wildlife Park in Wyoming
• 1948: Published Our Plundered Planet. Boston: Little, Brown
• 1948 - 1961 : Cofounder and first president, Conservation Foundation
• 1950 - 1957 : Member, conservation advisory committee of the Interior Department .
• 1953: Published The Limits of the Earth. Boston: Little., Brown
• 1969, Sept. 16: Died, New York, N.Y

From the guide to the Fairfield Osborn Papers, 1924-1969, (bulk 1948-1968), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)