About Edward Alexander Preble
Lived 1871 – 1957 (aged 86). Edward Alexander Preble was an American botanist, zoologist, naturalist, environmentalist and editing staff.
Edward Alexander Preble (June 11, 1871 – October 4, 1957) was an American naturalist and conservationist. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, he is noted for work in studying birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest. He also acted as an editor for nature magazines.
In 1908, Preble published a report on the natural history of the Boreal forest of Canada. This monograph was based his two expeditions, in 1901 and again in 1903–04, with the U.S. Biological Survey.
In 1925, Preble became a Consulting Naturalist for Nature Magazine.
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American naturalist (1871-1957)
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Edward Alexander Preble was born on 11 June 1871 in Somerville.
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Edward Alexander Preble died on 4 October 1957.
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Edward Alexander Preble was a botanist, zoologist, naturalist, environmentalist and editing staff.
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