William Brewster
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William Brewster was a prominent American ornithologist and conservationist known for his influential role in the development of bird study and protection in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conservationist
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human ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
Houghton Library, Harvard University
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Museum of Comparative Zoology Archives, Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Massachusetts Audubon movement
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early American bird protection societies ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1851-07-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1919-07-11 ⓘ |
| described | numerous bird distribution records for New England ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Cambridge High School (Massachusetts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bird conservation
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natural history ⓘ ornithology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasCollection | Brewster ornithological collection at the Museum of Comparative Zoology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Brewster Medal of the American Ornithologists' Union (named in his honor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Brewster’s field notebooks on New England birds ⓘ |
| inceptionOfHonor | Brewster Medal established to recognize outstanding work in ornithology ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern American ornithology
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early bird protection legislation in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detailed field observations of New England birds
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leadership in American Ornithologists' Union ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Ornithologists' Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of bird study in the United States
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early bird protection efforts in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Birds of the Cambridge Region of Massachusetts
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Life and Letters of Thomas Edward, the Banffshire Naturalist (editor/translator role often associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Birds of the Lake Umbagog Region of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
conservationist
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naturalist ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Curator of Ornithology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
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President of the American Ornithologists' Union ⓘ |
| residence |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Concord, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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