John James Audubon
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Arts, Science, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Natural History, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855
Article abstract: A gifted artist with a love of nature and a passion for discovery, Audubon became the greatest painter of birds of his time, an important natural scientist, and an inspiration to conservationists.
Early Life
John James Audubon, American naturalist, was born in Haiti on April 26, 1785, the illegitimate son of Jean Audubon, a French naval officer, and Jeanne Rabin, a French servant girl from Brittany. After his mother’s death, Audubon’s father took him and a younger half sister to France, where he legally adopted his children in 1794....
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