About Outram Bangs
Lived 1863 – 1932 (aged 69). Outram Bangs was an American ornithologist, zoologist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
Outram Bangs (January 12, 1863 – September 22, 1932) was an American zoologist.
Biography
Bangs was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, as the second son of Edward and Annie Outram (Hodgkinson) Bangs. He studied at Harvard from 1880 to 1884, and became Curator of Mammals at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology in 1900.
He died at his summer home at Wareham, Massachusetts. Grallaria bangsi – Santa Marta antpitta
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Who was Outram Bangs?
American ornithologist (1863–1932)
When was Outram Bangs born?
Outram Bangs was born on 12 January 1863 in Watertown.
When did Outram Bangs die?
Outram Bangs died on 22 September 1932 in Wareham.
What was Outram Bangs's occupation?
Outram Bangs was an ornithologist, zoologist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
What nationality was Outram Bangs?
Outram Bangs was American.
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