Harry C. Oberholser
Harry Church Oberholser was an American ornithologist.Biography
Harry Oberholser was born on June 25, 1870, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Columbia University, and was awarded degrees from the George Washington University in 1914. He married Mary Forrest Smith on June 30, 1914. Oberholser received the Ph.D. in 1916. From 1895 to 1941, he was employed by the United States Bureau of Biological Survey as an ornithologist, biologist, and editor. In 1941 he became curator of ornithology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Oberholser was the author of a number of books and articles. He died on December 25, 1963.Memory
Empidonax oberholseri was named in his honor. Some of Oberholser's papers are held by the Barker Texas History Center.Books
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