Ernest Ingersoll
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Ernest Ingersoll was a renowned American
naturalist
, writer and explorer.
A native of Monroe, Michigan
, Ingersoll studied for a time at Oberlin College
and afterward at Harvard University
, where he was a pupil of Louis Agassiz
. He went West
as naturalist in the Hayden
surveys of 1874 and 1877, and did much work with the United States Fish Commission
.
He became widely known as a writer of specialized magazine articles, numerous guide books and as a lecturer on scientific subjects. He also contributed to the New International Encyclopedia
.
Ernest Ingersoll was 94 years old when he died in Brattleboro, Vermont
after a four-year illness.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
, writer and explorer.
A native of Monroe, Michigan
Monroe, Michigan
Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ...
, Ingersoll studied for a time at Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
and afterward at 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...
, where he was a pupil of Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel...
. He went West
Western United States
.The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time...
as naturalist in the Hayden
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
Dr. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden was an American geologist noted for his pioneering surveying expeditions of the Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century. He was also a physician who served with the Union Army during the Civil War.-Early life:Ferdinand Hayden was born in Westfield, Massachusetts...
surveys of 1874 and 1877, and did much work with the United States Fish Commission
United States Fish Commission
The United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries was established on February 9, 1871 , as an independent commission with a mandate to investigate the causes for the decrease of commercial fish and aquatic animals in U.S...
.
He became widely known as a writer of specialized magazine articles, numerous guide books and as a lecturer on scientific subjects. He also contributed to the New International Encyclopedia
New International Encyclopedia
The New International Encyclopedia was an American encyclopedia first published in 1902 by Dodd, Mead and Company. It descended from the International Cyclopaedia and was updated in 1906, 1914 and 1926.-History:...
.
Ernest Ingersoll was 94 years old when he died in Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state, along the state line with New Hampshire. The population was 12,046 at the 2010 census...
after a four-year illness.
Select bibliography
- Nests and Eggs of North American Birds, parts i-vii (1880-81)
- Oyster Industries of the United States (1881)
- Knocking Round the Rockies (1883)
- The Ice Queen (1884) , Harper & BrothersHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
- The Crest of the Continent (1885)
- Down East Latch Strings (1887)
- Wild Neighbors (1897)
- The Book of the Ocean (1898)
- Nature's Calendar (1900)
- Wild Life of Orchard and Field (1902)
- Life of Animals: The Mammals (1906; second edition, 1907)
- Eight Secrets (1906)
- The Wit of the Wild (1906)
- Animal Competitors (1911)
- Birds in Legend, Fable, and Folklore (Longmans, Green and Co., 1923)
- Dragons and Dragon Lore (with Henry Fairfield OsbornHenry Fairfield OsbornHenry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. ForMemRS was an American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenicist.-Early life and career:...
) (1928)