Edward Harris (ornithologist), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Harris (ornithologist)

American farmer and amateur naturalist

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1799

Date of Death: 08-Jun-1863

Profession: zoologist, ornithologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Edward Harris (September 7, 1799 – June 8, 1863) was a farmer, horse breeder, philanthropist, naturalist, and ornithologist who accompanied John James Audubon on two of his expeditions to observe birds and mammals of America.
Harris was commemorated by Audubon in the common names of the Harris's hawk and the Harris's sparrow, and by John Cassin in the binomial of the buff-fronted owl, Aegolius harrisii. Edward Harris introduced the Percheron horse to America in 1839 and established the first Percheron breeding line in the United States.