John James Audubon

John James Audubon
Portrait of Audubon by John Syme, 1826
Born	Jean-Jacques Rabin (1785-04-26)April 26, 1785 Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue (now Haiti)
Died	January 27, 1851(1851-01-27) (aged 65) New York City, U.S.
Citizenship	France United States
Occupation(s)	Artist, naturalist, ornithologist
Spouse	Lucy Bakewell ​ (m. 1808)​
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John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin, April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a French-American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America.^[1] He was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations, which depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book titled The Birds of America (1827–1839), is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon is also known for identifying 25 new species. He is the eponym of the National Audubon Society, and his name adorns a large number of towns, neighborhoods, and streets across the United States.^[2] Dozens of scientific names first published by Audubon are still in use by the scientific community.^[3]