Charles Wallace Richmond
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Charles Wallace Richmond
Born December 31, 1868(1868-12-31)
Died May 19, 1932 (aged 63)
Nationality American
Fields Ornithology
Institutions United States National Museum

Charles Wallace Richmond (December 31, 1868 - May 19, 1932) was an American ornithologist.

In 1888 Richmond took part in a United States Geological Survey expedition to Montana. After a collecting trip to Nicaragua he joined the staff of the United States National Museum in Washington DC. In 1894 he was appointed Assistant Curator of Birds, later becoming Curator.

From 1918 to 1983, the scientific name of the Northern cardinal, Richmondena cardinalis, was named in his honor.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bailey, Florence Merriam (1921). Handbook of Birds of the Western United States. Houghton Mifflin, 500. 


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NAME Richmond, Charles Wallace
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SHORT DESCRIPTION American ornithologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1868
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DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1932
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