Eduard Daniel van Oort
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Eduard Daniel van Oort (31 October 1876, Barneveld - 21 September 1933, Leiden) was a Dutch ornithologist.
Oort was in charge of the bird collections at the Rijksmuseum of Natural History in Leiden and in 1915 he was made Director of thismuseum, a position which he held until his death. He was the author of Ornithologia Neerlandica, de vogels van Nederland (1922-1935), with plates by Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (1873-1944). These plates were later licensed by Harry Witherby for use in The Handbook of British Birds (1938-1941).
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NAME | Oort, Eduard Daniel van |
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SHORT DESCRIPTION | Dutch ornithologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1876 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barneveld, Netherlands |
DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1933 |
PLACE OF DEATH | Leiden, Netherlands |