George Newbold Lawrence

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George Newbold Lawrence
ornithologist

George Newbold Lawrence (October 20, 1806 – January 17, 1895) was an American businessman and amateur

ornithologist.[1][2]

Early life

Lawrence was born in the city of New York on October 20, 1806.[1]

From his youth, Lawrence was a lover of birds and spent much of his spare time studying their habits. At sixteen years of age, he became a clerk in his father's business, becoming a partner in his father's house by age twenty.[1]

Career

Lawrence conducted Pacific bird surveys for Spencer Fullerton Baird and John Cassin, and the three men co-authored Birds of North America in 1860.[1]

He sold his collection of 8,000 bird skins to the American Museum of Natural History in 1887.[3]

Fellow ornithologists honored him by naming one bird genus and 20 species after him,[1] including both the scientific and common name of the Lawrence's goldfinch, first described by Cassin in 1852.[4]

Personal life

Lawrence died on January 17, 1895, in New York City. His funeral was held at his residence, 45

East 21st Street in Manhattan.[5] His wife died five days later on January 22, 1895. Their combined estates totaled $528,900 which were left to their two sons, Elmen N. Lawrence and John B. Lawrence.[6]

References

  1. ^
    JSTOR 4068733
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  2. ^ Colby, Frank Moore; Williams, Talcott (1918). "LAWRENCE, George Newbold". The New International Encyclopaedia. Vol. 13 (2nd ed.). p. 653.
  3. ISBN 978-0-12-487423-7
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  4. ^ Coues, Elliott (1882). The Coues Check List of North American Birds. Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat. p. 50.
  5. ^ "LAWRENCE George Newbold". The New York Times. 19 January 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Wills Filed the Same Day". The New York Times. 12 February 1895. p. 14. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

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