James Henry Fleming, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ornithologist
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About James Henry Fleming
- James Henry Fleming (Toronto, July 5, 1872 – June 27, 1940) was a Canadian ornithologist.
- His father was Scottish, and sixty years old when his son was born.
- James became interested in birds at the age of 12.
- He was an associate member of the Royal Canadian Institute at 16.
- In 1916, he became a fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU), and by 21 was an associate member.
- He eventually became its president, holding the post from 1932 to 1935.
- His standing as an ornithologist was recognized in many ways.
- The National Museum of Canada made him honorary curator of ornithology in 1913.
- He was elected British Empire Member of the British Ornithological Union; Corresponding Member of the Zoological Society of London; and Membre d'Honneur Étranger of the Société Ornithologique et Mammalogique de France.He was an honorary (but active) member of the Brodie Club, Toronto; an Honorary Member of the Toronto Ornithological Club; Honorary Vice-President of the Toronto Field Naturalists' Club; and in 1927, he was made Honorary Curator of the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology.
- Over his life he amassed a vast collection of specimens, numbering over 32,000, and a large ornithological library considered to be one of the largest and most representative private collections at the time.
- This research collection went to The Royal Ontario Museum upon his death.
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