January 01, 2021

ABC #022: John Cassin, Titian Ramsay Peale, Sophonisba Angusciola (Peale) Sellers, Joseph Parker Norris Sr & Jr, Dr. John L. LaConte, & Dr. Thomas B. Wilson - The Birds and the Bees

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1 hour 14 minutes

East coast birdwatchers probably can tell you famed Philadelphians involved in birding.

John Cassin described 194 new species of birds in his lifetime and has five species of North American birds named in his honor

Titian Ramsay Peale, son of Charles Willson Peale was a meticulous illustrator of wildlife whose artworks are as highly sought as those of John James Audubon

Titian’s older and less-well-known half-sister Sophonisba Angusciola (Peale) Sellers was America’s first woman ornithologist.

Witmer Stone worked for more than 50 years in the Ornithology Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

But even birdwatchers may not know about the father and son oölogists Joseph Parker Norris Sr. and Jr., who had the largest collection of bird eggs in the United States.

And since the show is called The Birds and the Bees, I’ll talk about Dr. John Lawrence LeConte, who was responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime, and his younger partner Dr. George Henry Horn.

And physician / naturalist and entomologist Thomas Bellerby Wilson, who spent his personal fortune buying collections from around the world for the Academy of Sciences.

Even if you’ve never lusted after a pair of Vortex Diamondback HD binoculars, you’ll enjoy this episode of “All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories – The Birds and the Bees.”

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All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories

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January 01, 2021

ABC #022: John Cassin, Titian Ramsay Peale, Sophonisba Angusciola (Peale) Sellers, Joseph Parker Norris Sr & Jr, Dr. John L. LaConte, & Dr. Thomas B. Wilson - The Birds and the Bees

Listen Later

1 hour 14 minutes

East coast birdwatchers probably can tell you famed Philadelphians involved in birding.

John Cassin described 194 new species of birds in his lifetime and has five species of North American birds named in his honor

Titian Ramsay Peale, son of Charles Willson Peale was a meticulous illustrator of wildlife whose artworks are as highly sought as those of John James Audubon

Titian’s older and less-well-known half-sister Sophonisba Angusciola (Peale) Sellers was America’s first woman ornithologist.

Witmer Stone worked for more than 50 years in the Ornithology Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

But even birdwatchers may not know about the father and son oölogists Joseph Parker Norris Sr. and Jr., who had the largest collection of bird eggs in the United States.

And since the show is called The Birds and the Bees, I’ll talk about Dr. John Lawrence LeConte, who was responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime, and his younger partner Dr. George Henry Horn.

And physician / naturalist and entomologist Thomas Bellerby Wilson, who spent his personal fortune buying collections from around the world for the Academy of Sciences.

Even if you’ve never lusted after a pair of Vortex Diamondback HD binoculars, you’ll enjoy this episode of “All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories – The Birds and the Bees.”

Join our email list to get the latest on episode releases, special events, and more: http://eepurl.com/idNN1X

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