About Colin Campbell Sanborn
Lived 1897 – 1962 (aged 65). Colin Campbell Sanborn was an American zoologist, ornithologist and scientific collector.
Colin Campbell Sanborn (1897–1962) was a US ecologist and biologist, employed as curator of birds and mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. His works include taxonomic revisions of the Chiroptera bat families, and he was recognised in the specific epithet of the broad-nosed bat Scotorepens sanborni.
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Who was Colin Campbell Sanborn?
American zoologist (1897–1962)
When was Colin Campbell Sanborn born?
Colin Campbell Sanborn was born on 12 June 1897 in Evanston.
When did Colin Campbell Sanborn die?
Colin Campbell Sanborn died on 1 August 1962.
What was Colin Campbell Sanborn's occupation?
Colin Campbell Sanborn was a zoologist, ornithologist and scientific collector.
What nationality was Colin Campbell Sanborn?
Colin Campbell Sanborn was American.
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