William Louis Abbott

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William Louis Abbott was an American physician, explorer, and naturalist known for his extensive zoological and ethnographic collections in Asia and the Indian Ocean region.

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instanceOf explorer
human
physician
collected birds
ethnographic artifacts
mammals
reptiles
collectedFor United States National Museum NERFINISHED
collectionHeldAt National Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1860-02-23
dateOfDeath 1936-04-02
educatedAt University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine NERFINISHED
employer Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork ethnography
zoology
gender male
hasAcademicDegree Doctor of Medicine
hasNationality American
knownFor collections in the Indian Ocean region
ethnographic collections in Asia
zoological collections in Asia
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableExpedition Andaman Islands NERFINISHED
Borneo NERFINISHED
Kashmir NERFINISHED
Laccadive Islands NERFINISHED
Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED
Nicobar Islands NERFINISHED
Persian Gulf NERFINISHED
Seychelles NERFINISHED
Sumatra NERFINISHED
notableFor large donations of specimens to the Smithsonian Institution
occupation explorer
naturalist
physician
placeOfBirth Philadelphia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Chevy Chase, Maryland NERFINISHED
residence Chevy Chase, Maryland NERFINISHED

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