Jacob H. Studer

Who was Jacob H. Studer?

Jacob Henry Studer was a printer, lithographer, painter, and popular ornithologist active in Columbus, Ohio from the 1860s to the 1880s. He was also the author of a work entitled Columbus, Ohio; its History, Resources, and Progress. He founded the Board of Trade of Columbus in 1872.

Studer was active in the American Ornithologists' Union and the Ohio Society of New York. Later in his life, Studer resided in New York City, apparently as early as 1887. He is best known as the author of Studer's Popular Ornithology. This work had several editions, published over the period 1874 to 1903. It was illustrated with chromolithographs after paintings by Theodore Jasper.

Studer died in his office, where he also lived at the time. A son, James Studer, survived him. Other members of his family predeceased him: Caroline Buss Studer, daughters Mary Francisca and Anna Regina, and another son John Bernard Studer, according to the dedication page of the 1903 edition of Studer's Popular Ornithology.