William Bartram
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Bartram was one of the first ornithologists born in America. In 1756, at the age of 17, he collected the type specimens of 14 species of American birds, which were illustrated and described by the English naturalist George Edwards in ''Gleanings of Natural History'' vol. 2 (1760). These accounts formed the basis of the scientific descriptions of Linnaeus (1707–1778), Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748–1804) and John Latham (1740–1837). Bartram also made significant contributions to botanical literature. Like his father, he was a member of the American Philosophical Society, elected in 1768.
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Published: 1943
Superior document: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society N.S.,33,2
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Published: 1968
Superior document: Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society 74
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Published: [2019]
Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
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Published: [2019]
Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
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