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Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics. He was appointed in 1880 by Spencer Fullerton Baird, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to be the first full-time curator of birds at the United States National Museum, a title he held until his death.
A protégé of Secretary Spencer Fullerton Baird (scientist and second Secretary of the Smithsonian), Robert Ridgway was Curator of Birds at the United States National Museum (USNM) from 1869 to 1929.
- Mitch Toda
- 2014
Robert Ridgway, known primarily for his extensive contributions to ornithology and as curator of birds for the United States National Museum, was also a keen observer of the changing landscape in areas where he conducted his detailed studies.
- Marguerite Roby
- 2021
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Feb 27, 2020 · In 1901, with eleven volumes and 6,000 pages, Robert Ridgway (1850–1929) published the authoritative work on bird systematics, The Birds of North and Middle America. In print for fifty years, this effort was the penultimate undertaking in his career that began in 1868, at age 17.
- Ricc Ferrante
- 2020
Apr 26, 2023 · Ridgway was a student of Spencer Baird, who travelled with Audubon, creating a direct link to the lineage of America’s preeminent ornithologists. He helped to refine systematics and evolutionary theory, redefining the relationships between species, sub-species, and geography.
- April 27, 2023
The Feathery Tribe fascinates the reader by capturing these key moments in the life of Robert Ridgway, erstwhile “giant in the world of avian systematics, taxonomy, nomenclature, writing and publishing for nearly half a century” (p. 1).
Mar 12, 2012 · Daniel Lewis here explores the professionalization of ornithology through one of its key figures: Robert Ridgway, the Smithsonian Institution’s first curator of birds and one of North America’s most important natural scientists.
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- Daniel Lewis
