Jonathan Dwight
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Jonathan Dwight V was an American
ornithologist.
. His father was civil engineer Jonathan Dwight (1831–1910), grandfather Jonathan Dwight (1799–1856), great grandfather Jonathan Dwight (1772–1840), and great-great grandfather also named Jonathan Dwight (1743–1831), all part of the large New England Dwight family
. His mother was Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck. In 1861 the family moved to Madison, New Jersey
. His family had a summer home in Tadoussac, Quebec
, and his first paper was published in 1879 on the birds observed there. He graduated from Harvard University
in 1880, and joined his father in railroad design.
He enlisted in the New York National Guard in 1889. After serving in the ambulance corps, he developed an interest in medicine. In 1893 he entered the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
.
He worked for a while in a hospital and private practice, but over time devoted more time to the study of birds. Dwight was a member of the American Ornithologists' Union
since its founding September 26, 1883.
he was treasurer from 1903 to 1920, vice president until 1923, and president to 1926.
The American Museum of Natural History
provided a room for his collection in 1909.
He married Georgina Gertrude Rundle (daughter of Richard Plaskett Rundle) in 1901, but she died January 29, 1903.
He then married Ethel Gordon Wishart Adam in 1914. He died of cancer at his home at 43 West 70th Street in New York City on February 22, 1929.
Marcia Brady Tucker, daughter of a founder of Union Carbide
and director of the National Association of Audubon Societies
, acquired Dwight's collection.
Carll Tucker donated it to the Smithsonian Institution
in 1976.
United States
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ornithologist.
Life
Jonathan Dwight was born December 8, 1858 in New York CityNew York City
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. His father was civil engineer Jonathan Dwight (1831–1910), grandfather Jonathan Dwight (1799–1856), great grandfather Jonathan Dwight (1772–1840), and great-great grandfather also named Jonathan Dwight (1743–1831), all part of the large New England Dwight family
New England Dwight family
The New England Dwight family had many members who were military leaders, educators, jurists, authors, businessmen and clergymen.Around 1634 John Dwight came with his wife Hannah, daughter Hannah, and sons Timothy Dwight and John Dwight, from Dedham, Essex, England to North America where the town...
. His mother was Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck. In 1861 the family moved to Madison, New Jersey
Madison, New Jersey
Madison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population was 16,530. It also is known as "The Rose City".-Geography:Madison is located at ....
. His family had a summer home in Tadoussac, Quebec
Tadoussac, Quebec
Tadoussac is a village in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Saguenay rivers. It was France's first trading post on the mainland of New France and an important trading post in the seventeenth century, making it the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in...
, and his first paper was published in 1879 on the birds observed there. He graduated 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...
in 1880, and joined his father in railroad design.
He enlisted in the New York National Guard in 1889. After serving in the ambulance corps, he developed an interest in medicine. In 1893 he entered the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, often known as P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University that is located on the health sciences campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan...
.
He worked for a while in a hospital and private practice, but over time devoted more time to the study of birds. Dwight was a member of the American Ornithologists' Union
American Ornithologists' Union
The American Ornithologists' Union is an ornithological organization in the USA. Unlike the National Audubon Society, its members are primarily professional ornithologists rather than amateur birders...
since its founding September 26, 1883.
he was treasurer from 1903 to 1920, vice president until 1923, and president to 1926.
The American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History , located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world...
provided a room for his collection in 1909.
He married Georgina Gertrude Rundle (daughter of Richard Plaskett Rundle) in 1901, but she died January 29, 1903.
He then married Ethel Gordon Wishart Adam in 1914. He died of cancer at his home at 43 West 70th Street in New York City on February 22, 1929.
Marcia Brady Tucker, daughter of a founder of Union Carbide
Union Carbide
Union Carbide Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. It currently employs more than 2,400 people. Union Carbide primarily produces chemicals and polymers that undergo one or more further conversions by customers before reaching consumers. Some are high-volume...
and director of the National Association of Audubon Societies
National Audubon Society
The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation. Incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world and uses science, education and grassroots advocacy to advance its conservation mission...
, acquired Dwight's collection.
Carll Tucker donated it to the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
in 1976.