John Kirk Townsend
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U.S. ornithologist (1809-1851)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1809
- Died
- 1851
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Early Western Travels, 1748-1846
- Ornithology of the United States of North America, or, Descriptions of the Birds Inhabiting the States and Territories of the Union
- Townsend's Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia Rive
- Sporting Excursions in the Rocky Mountains
- Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &C. ; with a Scientific Appendix
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1972-05-05
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Discography
- Ocean Machine: Biomech1997
- Infinity1998
- Physicist2000
- Terria2001
- Devlab2004
- The Hummer2006
- Ziltoid the Omniscient2007
- Z²2014
- Empath2019
- Snuggles2021
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Townsend
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- naturalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- ornithology
- Image
- JohnKirkTownsend.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1809-08-10
- date of death
- 1851-02-06
- name in native language
- John Kirk Townsend
- Commons category
- John Kirk Townsend
- archives at
- American Philosophical Society
- cause of death
- arsenic poisoning
- author citation (zoology)
- Townsend
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Congressional Cemetery
Sources (2)
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