Thomas Mayo Brewer (November 21, 1814 - January 24, 1880) was an Americannaturalist. x Mayo is best known as the joint author, with Baird and Ridgway, of A History of North American Birds (3 volumes, 1874), which was the first attempt since John James Audubon thirty years previously to complete the study of American ornithology. November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as a number of distinct scientific disciplines. ... Spencer Fullerton Baird Spencer Fullerton Baird (February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist. ... Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 - March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist. ... John James Audubon John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ...
Brewer was born in Boston. He graduated from Harvard College in 1835 and from Medical School three years later. He abandoned his career as a doctor after a few years to concentrate on writing and politics, later becoming editor of the Boston Atlas. He then joined the printing firm of Swan & Tileston, which became Brewer & Tileston when he became a partner in 1857. Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Today Harvard College is the undergraduate portion of Harvard University. ...
Brewer spent his spare time contributing to a number of ornithological publications, including John James Audubon's Ornithological Biography. John James Audubon John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ...
Mayo is best known as the joint author, with Baird and Ridgway, of A History of North American Birds (3 volumes, 1874), which was the first attempt since John James Audubon thirty years previously to complete the study of American ornithology.
Brewer spent his spare time contributing to a number of ornithological publications, including John James Audubon's Ornithological Biography.
Feeds |
Contact