Walter Faxon
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1848 – 1920
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Who was Walter Faxon?
Walter Faxon was an American ornithologist and carcinologist. He was born at Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, where he grew up. His brother Charles Faxon was a botanist. He received three degrees from Harvard University. One of his greater ornithological achievements was demonstration that Brewster's Warbler is a hybrid.
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- Born
- 1848
Jamaica Plain - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Boston
- Died
- 1920
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on July 23, 2013
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