Rollo Beck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rollo Beck

American explorer, ornithologist and bird collector

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1870

Place of Birth: Los Gatos, California, United States

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1950

Profession: zoologist, ornithologist, explorer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Rollo Howard Beck (26 August 1870 – 22 November 1950) was an American ornithologist, bird collector for museums, and explorer.
Beck's petrel and three taxa of reptiles are named after him, including a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra becki from Volcán Wolf.
A recent paper by Fellers examines all the known taxa named for Beck.
Beck was recognized for his extraordinary ability as a field worker by Robert Cushman Murphy as being "in a class by himself," and by University of California at Berkeley professor of zoology Frank Pitelka as "the field worker" of his generation.