Herbert Friedmann papers, 1953-1970.
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Friedmann, Herbert, 1900-1987
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Herbert Friedman (1900-1987) was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 22, 1900. He received his bachelor's degree from City College and his PhD from Cornell University in 1923. He spent two years conducting fieldwork in Argentina, the Mexican border, and Africa. He was then appointed curator in the Division of Birds, United States National Museum, in 1929. During the 1930's he published books on birds from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Friedman specialized in the study of the cowbird. In 1957, ...