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Daniel Giraud Elliot
1835–1915
A leading American zoologist and ornithologist of the 19th century, he helped shape the young field of natural history in the United States through museum work, expeditions, and richly illustrated books on birds and mammals.
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Schetsen uit de Dierenwereld
by Daniel Giraud Elliot
About the author
Born in New York City in 1835, Daniel Giraud Elliot became one of the best-known American naturalists of his era. He was especially admired for his studies of birds and mammals, and for producing large, beautifully illustrated scientific works that helped bring exotic species to a wider audience.
Elliot was one of the founders of the American Museum of Natural History and also helped found the American Ornithologists' Union. Later, he served as the first curator of zoology at the Field Museum in Chicago. His career included expeditions to places such as Africa and Alaska, showing how closely his writing was tied to firsthand observation and collecting.
Along with his scientific work, Elliot had a strong visual sense, and his books were known for combining scholarship with striking natural-history art. He died in 1915, but he remains an important figure in the history of American zoology and ornithology.