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While Alexander Wilson's output as an author is undisputed - he had more than 20 books published in the 1920s and 30s - his records at his main publisher have been lost.
When the Wilson Ornithological Society was founded in the late nineteenth century, it was named in honor of Alexander Wilson, who lived from 1766 to 1813 and is sometimes credited as “the father of American ornithology.”. Wilson was born in Scotland and trained as a weaver, but ran into trouble after publishing a satirical poem highlighting ...
While Alexander Wilson's output as an author is undisputed - he had more than 20 books published in the 1920s and 30s - his records at his main publisher have been lost.
Alexander Wilson, né le 6 juillet 1766 à Paisley et mort le 23 août 1813 à Philadelphie, est un ornithologue, dessinateur et écrivain américano-écossais. Biographie Enfance et jeunesse. Cinquième des six enfants d'un tisserand et ...
11 de sept. de 2020 · Alexander Wilson’s life was a dynamic one. Born in Paisley, Scotland in 1766 to a working-class family, he began working as a weaver at 13. Despite having left school at a young age, he was an avid reader and poet, much of his published writing focusing on worker’s rights and other social issues (and landing him with fines and prison time on several occasions).
Alexander Wilson, expatriate Scotsman, poet, & reformer, has been called "the Father of American Ornithology." This collection of his letters, many of them new & many complete for the first time, captures a splendid & stimulating time in American history. Wilson was a confidant of William Bartram, a correspondent of Thomas Jefferson, a sensitive personality who set out as he said to make "a ...
8 de ene. de 2018 · Alexander Wilson lived from 1766 to 1813. Though he was born in Scotland, he is widely regarded as the father of American ornithology. Painting circa 1810 by Thomas Sully, via Wikimedia Commons. Related Stories. In Colombia, Shade-Grown Coffee Sustains Songbirds and People Alike.
