Alexander Wilson
1766–1813
Scottish-born American ornithologist and poet. Emigrated to America, arriving in 1794; became an American citizen in 1804. Collected, illustrated, and described American birds. Published American ornithology (1808–14). Elected to the Society of Artists of the United States, 1812; American Philosophical Society, 1813.
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ODNB
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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