Martin Moynihan
American evolutionary biologist and ornithologist
About Martin Moynihan
Lived 1928 – 1996 (aged 68). Martin Moynihan was an American ornithologist, zoologist and ethologist.
Martin Humphrey Moynihan (5 February 1928 – 3 December 1996) was a behavioral evolutionary biologist and ornithologist who studied under Ernst Mayr and Niko Tinbergen, and was a contemporary of Desmond Morris. He was the founding director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama.
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Who was Martin Moynihan?
American evolutionary biologist and ornithologist (1928–1996)
When was Martin Moynihan born?
Martin Moynihan was born on 5 February 1928 in Chicago.
When did Martin Moynihan die?
Martin Moynihan died on 3 December 1996 in Albi.
What was Martin Moynihan's occupation?
Martin Moynihan was an ornithologist, zoologist and ethologist.
What nationality was Martin Moynihan?
Martin Moynihan was American.
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