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Eugene Eisenmann

1906 – 1981

Panamanian-American lawyer and amateur ornithologist

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Lived 1906 – 1981 (aged 75). Eugene Eisenmann was an American zoologist and ornithologist.

Eugene "Gene" Eisenmann (19 February 1906 – 16 October 1981) was an American and Panamanian lawyer and amateur ornithologist of German-Jewish ancestry. He had a long association with the Linnaean Society of New York (LSNY) as well as with the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). He was an expert on Neotropical birds.

Biography Eisenmann was born in Panama and, though he was based throughout his adult life in New York City, he returned to Panama almost annually in order to study the birdlife and visit his family. He was bilingual in English and Spanish.

Ornithology Eisenmann served as President of the LSNY from 1947 to 1949, and was later elected a Fellow. He published over 150 papers on ornithology, and his The Species of Middle American Birds is Volume 7 of the Transactions of the LSNY.

In 2000 the Fundación Avifauna Eugene Eisenmann (Eugene Eisenmann Bird Foundation) was established in Panama by a group of Panamanian and American bird lovers with the mission of protecting Panama's birds and their habitats. In 2003 it obtained a 20 ha concession at Pipeline Road in central Panama for the construction of the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center in the Soberanía National Park.

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Harvard Law School

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Who was Eugene Eisenmann?

Panamanian-American lawyer and amateur ornithologist

When was Eugene Eisenmann born?

Eugene Eisenmann was born on 19 February 1906 in Panama.

When did Eugene Eisenmann die?

Eugene Eisenmann died on 16 October 1981.

What was Eugene Eisenmann's occupation?

Eugene Eisenmann was a zoologist and ornithologist.

What nationality was Eugene Eisenmann?

Eugene Eisenmann was American.

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· Wikipedia: Eugene Eisenmann

· Wikidata: Q5407204

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