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Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)
1813Aug, 23

Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)

Alexander Wilson (ornithologist), Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (b. 1766)
Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest American ornithologist prior to Audubon.

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    USS Chesapeake (1799)

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