RARE! Ornithology Pioneers Dean Amadon & Norman Boas Hand Signed TLS COA

  

"Ornithologist" Dean Amadon & Norman Boas Signed TLS dated 1978. This item is certified authentic by JG Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. (June 5, 1912 - January 12, 2003) was an. And an authority on birds of prey. To Arthur and Mary Amadon.

He received a BS from. In 1934 and a Ph. In 1937 he joined the. American Museum of Natural History. And was Chairman of the Department of Ornithology there from 1957 until 1973. In 1942, he married Octavia Gardella and had two daughters: Susan Avis and Emily Yvonne. And Dean Amadon in Vesterkulla, Finland, June 8, 1958. Amadon was a member of the. American Association for the Advancement of Science. From 1964 to 1966 and. Linnaean Society of New York.

He joined The Explorers Club in 1959. His books included Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World (1968) with Leslie H. Brown, and Curassows and Related Birds (1973) with Jean Delacour. He died on January 12, 2003, in his home at 25 Kenwood Road. He was born and raised in New York City, son of Ernst and Helen Boas.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, he earned his medical degree at Harvard Medical School at age 22. He served in the U.

Public Health Service during the. Attaining the rank of senior surgeon. He did research at the National Institutes of Health until 1955 then entered private practice in Wilton. He served the Wilton community until 1976 where he provided medical care to his patients, was chief of rheumatology at Norwalk Hospital, police surgeon, assistant clinical professor of medicine at.

And served on the first chronic renal dialysis unit in the state. He published numerous scientific books and articles. In 1976, he and his wife moved to the New London area where he practiced rheumatology until he retired. He joined the Stonington Historical Society. As president, he led the effort to acquire and restore the Captain Nathaniel B.

Palmer House, the home of the explorer who discovered the Antarctic Continent. The Palmer House was established as a National Landmark in 1996 and Dr. Boas served as its first director. After he retired, he had a second career studying, researching and collecting historical documents.

He authored numerous books on American history including a reference book on Abraham Lincoln, First Lady Jane Pierce and a biography of anthropologist Franz Boas, his grandfather. He enjoyed building stonewalls, doing his own home improvements, traveling, clamming on Block Island, and spending time with his family.

He will be remembered for his quick wit, generous heart, ethical standards, and the belief in the goodness of mankind.