George Newbold Lawrence

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George Newbold Lawrence was a 19th-century American ornithologist known for describing numerous bird species and contributing extensively to North American avian taxonomy.

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instanceOf human
ornithologist
taxonomist
areaOfInfluence Neotropical ornithology
North American ornithology NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 19th century
collaboratedWith John Cassin NERFINISHED
Spencer Fullerton Baird NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1806-10-20
dateOfDeath 1895-01-17
donatedCollectionTo American Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup White American
fieldOfWork avian taxonomy
ornithology
genre scientific description of bird species
hasFamilyName Lawrence NERFINISHED
hasGivenName George NERFINISHED
hasHonorificEponym Lawrence's Flycatcher NERFINISHED
Lawrence's Goldfinch NERFINISHED
Lawrence's Thrush NERFINISHED
Lawrence's Warbler NERFINISHED
hasMiddleName Newbold NERFINISHED
influencedBy John Cassin NERFINISHED
Spencer Fullerton Baird NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
lifespan 1806–1895
memberOf American Ornithologists' Union NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableFor contributions to North American avian taxonomy
correspondence with leading 19th-century ornithologists
describing numerous bird species
descriptions of Latin American bird species
large private bird specimen collection
notableWork contributions to "Birds of North America"
occupation businessman
ornithologist
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath New York City
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
workedOnTaxon Lawrence's Flycatcher NERFINISHED
Lawrence's Goldfinch NERFINISHED
Lawrence's Thrush NERFINISHED
workLocation New York City

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California gull describedBy George Newbold Lawrence
Melanospiza genusAuthority George Newbold Lawrence