Walter Faxon
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Walter Faxon was an American
ornithologist and carcinologist. He was born on 1848-02-04 at Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
, where he grew up. His brother Charles Faxon was a botanist. He received three degrees from Harvard University
. One of his greater ornithological achievements was the demonstration that Brewster's Warbler is a hybrid.
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ornithologist and carcinologist. He was born on 1848-02-04 at Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Jamaica Plain is a historic neighborhood of in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by Boston Puritans seeking farm land to the south, it was originally part of the city of Roxbury...
, where he grew up. His brother Charles Faxon was a botanist. He received three degrees from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. One of his greater ornithological achievements was the demonstration that Brewster's Warbler is a hybrid.