Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)

Alexander Wilson
Alexander Wilson
Born	July 6, 1766 Paisley, Scotland
Died	August 23, 1813(1813-08-23) (aged 47) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality	Scottish-American
Scientific career
Fields	naturalist
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Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest American ornithologist before Audubon.^[1]