Elliott Coues

Elliott Coues
Born
Elliott Ladd Coues

(1842-09-09)September 9, 1842
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 1899(1899-12-25) (aged 57)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materColumbian University
Known forKey to North American Birds, taxonomic classification of subspecies
Spouses
  • Sarah A. Richardson (annulled)
  • Jeannie Augusta McKenney
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    (m. 1867; div. 1886)​
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    (m. 1887)​
Parents
  • Samuel Elliott Coues (father)
  • Charlotte Haven Ladd Coues (mother)
AwardsMember of the American Philosophical Society
Scientific career
FieldsOrnithology
Author abbrev. (zoology)Coues

Elliott Ladd Coues (/ˈkaʊz/; September 9, 1842 – December 25, 1899) was an American army surgeon, historian, ornithologist, and author.[1] He led surveys of the Arizona Territory, and later as secretary of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. He founded the American Ornithological Union in 1883, and was editor of its publication, The Auk.

  1. ^ Smith, Alfred Emanuel (January 13, 1900). "A Great Ornithologist". The Outlook. 64: 98. Retrieved 2009-07-30.