George Miksch Sutton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Miksch Sutton

U.S. ornithologist and artist

Date of Birth: 16-May-1898

Place of Birth: Bethany, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1982

Profession: zoologist, illustrator, ornithologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About George Miksch Sutton

  • George Miksch Sutton (May 16, 1898, Bethany, Nebraska – December 7, 1982) was an American ornithologist and bird artist.
  • He published numerous technical papers in ornithology as well as more popular works illustrated with his own art.
  • His early artistic work was inspired and tutored by Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
  • In 1931, he was the first ornithologist to find the eggs of the Harris's sparrow, one of the last North American birds to have its nest and eggs described.
  • He did extensive field work in the Arctic (including Iceland), Oklahoma, Labrador, and Mexico.
  • He received his doctorate from Cornell University and held academic posts at the University of Michigan and the University of Oklahoma, Norman. His book-length works include: Mexican Birds: First Impressions (1951) Iceland Summer (1961) Oklahoma Birds (1967) High Arctic (1971) At a Bend in a Mexican River (1972) Portraits of Mexican Birds (1975) Fifty Common Birds of Oklahoma (1977) To a Young Bird Artist (1979)Books illustrated by Sutton include: American Bird Biographies (1934); author – Arthur A.
  • Allen, PhD; publisher – Comstock Publishing Company, Inc.; detail – 10 color plates and 10 wash drawings The Golden Plover and Other Birds (1939); author – Arthur A.
  • Allen, PhD; publisher – Comstock Publishing Company, Inc.; detail – 7 color plates Birds of Western Pennsylvania (1940); author - W.
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  • Clyde Todd; publisher - University of Pittsburgh Press; detail - 23 color plates showing 81 species, and 60 pen-and-ink drawings.

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