John Graham Bell

For other people of the same name, see John Bell (disambiguation).
Taxidermy tool kit owned by John Graham Bell. The three tools on the right feature ivory handles.

John Graham Bell (July 12, 1812 – October 1899) was an American taxidermist and collector. He traveled with John James Audubon[1] up the Missouri River in 1843. He also taught taxidermy to Theodore Roosevelt.[1]

Bell's sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli) and Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii) are named after him.[2]

Bell lived in Tappan, New York, where he is buried.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Our Cemetery". Tappan Reformed Church. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ Joel Ellis Holloway. Dictionary of Birds of the United States: Scientific and Common Names. Timber Press, 2003. Page 25.

External links

Media related to John Graham Bell at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 22, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.