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Stanton Davis Kirkham was a naturalist

Naturalist

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, philosopher, ornithologist and author

Author

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. Although widely travelled, he resided primarily in Canandaigua

Canandaigua (city), New York

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, Ontario County, New York

New York

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. He was born in Nice

Nice

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, Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes

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, France

France

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, the only child of Major

Major

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Murray S. Davis (Commander, 8th Calvalry, Troop A, Camp Winfield Scott, Nevada, 1867) and Julia Edith Kirkham Davis, daughter of Gen. Ralph Wilson Kirkham, Union Army

Union Army

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general

General

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, who adopted Kirkham and brought him to the United States of America

United States

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. He attended public schools in California

California

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and later graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Biography

Kirkham was the author of "The Ministry of Beauty" (1907), "Where Dwells the Soul Serene" (1907), "In The Open: Intimate Studies and Appreciations of Nature" (1908), "The Philosophy of Self-Help: An Application of Practical Psychology to Daily Life", (1909), "Mexican Trails;: A record of travel in Mexico, 1904-7, and a glimpse at the life of the Mexican Indian" (1909), "Resources: An Interpretation of the Well-Rounded Life" (1910), "East and West: Comparative Studies of Nature in Eastern and Western States" (1911), "Outdoor Philosophy: The Meditations of a Naturalist" (1912), "North and South: Notes on the Natural History of a Summer Camp and a Winter Home," (1913), "Half-True Stories: For Little Folks of Just the Right Age" (1916), "After Thirty Years" (1923), "Animal Nature and Other Stories" (1926), "Cruising Around the World and the Seven Seas" (1927) and "Shut-In" (1936).

He married Mary Clark Williams (1869 - 1911), granddaughter of New York

New York

Governor

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Myron H. Clark

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, on May 16, 1907. They had two children, a son

Son

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, Paul Kirkham and a daughter

Daughter

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, Mary Clark Kirkham (1908-2000). He was quoted in Chapter 6 of "As a Man Thinketh

As a Man Thinketh

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" by James Allen

James Allen (author)

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. He died in New York City

New York City

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at the age of 75. An illness he contracted during a horseback journey across South America

South America

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in 1914 rendered him an invalid for the latter part of his life. His philosophy, as stated in "The Ministry of Beauty" and other works, could be said to fall within the category of Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism

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. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, New York

Canandaigua (city), New York

Canandaigua is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA, of which it is the county seat. The population was 11,264 at the 2000 census...

External links

The following books by Stanton Davis Kirkham are available to read and download through Google Books and the Internet Archive. These books are in the public domain

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