Eugene P. Bicknell

Bicknell in the early 1910s

Eugene Pintard Bicknell (September 23, 1859 – February 9, 1925) was an American botanist and ornithologist.[1]

Bicknell's works include Review of the Summer Birds of Part of the Catskill Mountains (1882) and The Ferns and Flowering Plants of Nantucket (1908–19).[1]

He was a founding member of the American Ornithologists' Union.[2]

He is commemorated in the names of a number of plants and animals, including Bicknell's thrush (Catharus bicknelli).

References

  1. 1 2 Crosby, Maunsell Schiefflen (April 1926). "In Memoriam: Eugene Pintard Bicknell" (pdf). The Auk: A quarterly journal of ornithology. XLIII (2).
  2. ↑ "The American Ornithologists' Union". Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club VIII (4): under cover. October 1883.
  3. ↑ "Author Query for 'E.P.Bicknell'". International Plant Names Index.
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