James Henry Fleming

Who was James Henry Fleming?

James Henry Fleming was a Canadian ornithologist. His father was Scottish and sixty years old when he was born. J. H. Fleming became interested in birds at age 12. He was an associate member of the Royal Canadian Institute at 16. In 1916 he became a fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union and by 21 was its associate member. He eventually became its president, holding the post from 1932 to 1935. Fleming's standing as an ornithologist was recognized in many ways. The National Museum of Canada made him honorary curator of ornithology in 1913. He was elected British Empire Member of the British Ornithological Union; Corresponding Member of the Zoological Society of London; and Member d'Honneur Etranger Societe Ornithologique et Mammalogique de France.

He was an honorary member of the Brodie Club; an Honorary Member of the Toronto Ornithological Club; Honorary Vice-President of the Toronto Field Naturalists' Club; and in 1927, he was made Honorary Curator of the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology.