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Chapman, Frank M

American ornithologist

born , June 12, 1864, Englewood, N.J., U.S.

died Nov. 15, 1945, New York, N.Y.

American ornithologist famous for his extensive and detailed studies of the life histories, geographic distribution, and systematic relationships of North and South American birds.

A self-taught ornithologist, Chapman was appointed assistant curator of ornithology and mammalogy (1888–1908) and curator of ornithology (1908–42) at the American Museum of Natural History, where he developed the habitat and seasonal bird exhibits. Beginning in 1887, he traveled widely, collecting and photographing birds. He was associate editor of Auk (1894), the leading U.S. ornithology journal of his day, and founded and edited the magazine Bird-Lore (1899). His most important works include Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America (1895), The Distribution of Bird-Life in Colombia (1917), The Distribution of Birds of the Urubamba Valley, Peru (1921), and The Distribution of Bird-Life in Ecuador (1926).

词条	Chapman, Frank M
释义	Chapman, Frank M American ornithologist born , June 12, 1864, Englewood, N.J., U.S. died Nov. 15, 1945, New York, N.Y. American ornithologist famous for his extensive and detailed studies of the life histories, geographic distribution, and systematic relationships of North and South American birds. A self-taught ornithologist, Chapman was appointed assistant curator of ornithology and mammalogy (1888–1908) and curator of ornithology (1908–42) at the American Museum of Natural History, where he developed the habitat and seasonal bird exhibits. Beginning in 1887, he traveled widely, collecting and photographing birds. He was associate editor of Auk (1894), the leading U.S. ornithology journal of his day, and founded and edited the magazine Bird-Lore (1899). His most important works include Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America (1895), The Distribution of Bird-Life in Colombia (1917), The Distribution of Birds of the Urubamba Valley, Peru (1921), and The Distribution of Bird-Life in Ecuador (1926).
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