Donald Ryder Dickey

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Donald Ryder Dickey
Donald Ryder Dickey, holding a bat
Born	(1887-03-31)March 31, 1887 Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Died	April 15, 1932(1932-04-15) (aged 45) Pasadena, California, United States
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Yale University
Awards	Brewster Medal
Scientific career
Fields	Ornithology, Mammalogy

Donald Ryder Dickey (1887–1932) was an American ornithologist, mammalogist, and nature photographer. He collected 50,000 specimens and produced 7,500 photographs and moving images of nature subjects. At his death, his collection of bird and mammal specimens was the largest private collection in the United States.^[1][2]