Spencer Fullerton Baird, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Spencer Fullerton Baird

American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist and museum curator

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1823

Place of Birth: Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1887

Profession: naturalist, zoologist, curator, ornithologist, university teacher, ichthyologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Spencer Fullerton Baird (; February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and museum curator.
Baird was the first curator to be named at the Smithsonian Institution.
He would eventually serve as assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian from 1850 to 1878, and as Secretary from 1878 until 1887.
He was dedicated to expanding the natural history collections of the Smithsonian which he increased from 6,000 specimens in 1850 to over 2 million by the time of his death.
He published over 1,000 works during his lifetime.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat



Alternative names	Levin C. Handy
Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	10 August 1855	26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932
Location of birth/death	Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q12033170 VIAF: 58349202 ISNI: 0000 0000 3167 288X LCCN: n96077991 Open Library: OL6939460A WorldCat