Arthur A. Allen

Arthur A. Allen
Allen observing ivory-billed woodpeckers on the Singer tract in 1935
Born
Arthur Augustus Allen

28 December 1885
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 1964(1964-01-17) (aged 78)
EducationCornell University (BA, MA, PhD)
Known forOrnithology
SpouseElsa G. Allen
Children5

Arthur Augustus Allen (28 December 1885 – 17 January 1964) was an American professor of ornithology at Cornell University. Smithsonian has credited him for the transition of ornithology from being focused on killing and collecting birds, to being focused on observing and protecting them.

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