Dean Amadon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dean Amadon

American ornithologist

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1912

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 12-Jan-2003

Profession: naturalist, zoologist, ornithologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Dean Amadon

  • Dean Arthur Amadon (June 5, 1912 – January 12, 2003) was an American ornithologist and an authority on birds of prey. Amadon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Arthur and Mary Amadon.
  • He received a BS from Hobart College in 1934 and a Ph.D.
  • from Cornell University in 1947.
  • In 1937 he joined the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and was Chairman of the Department of Ornithology there from 1957 until 1973.
  • In 1942, he married Octavia Gardella and had two daughters: Susan Avis and Emily Yvonne. Amadon was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, president of the American Ornithologists' Union from 1964 to 1966 and Linnaean Society of New York.
  • He joined The Explorers Club in 1959.
  • His books included Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World (1968) with Leslie H.
  • Brown, and Curassows and Related Birds (1973) with Jean Delacour.
  • He died on January 12, 2003, in his home at 25 Kenwood Road, Tenafly, New Jersey.

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