Frank Stephens | |
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| Born | April 2, 1849 |
| Died | October 5, 1937 (aged 88) San Diego, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ornithology, Mammalogy |
| Institutions | San Diego Natural History Museum |
Frank Stephens (1849–1937) was an American naturalist and the first director of the San Diego Natural History Museum.[1] He was considered the pioneer naturalist of the Southwest, studying the mammals and birds of California, Arizona, and Baja California.[2] His personal specimen collection of 2,000 birds and mammals, donated in 1910, was the foundation of the San Diego Natural History Museum's Birds & Mammals Department, now a major resource on bird and mammal species of western North America, including Baja California.[3]
- ^ "History". The Nat, the San Diego Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ Huey, Laurence M. (1938). "Frank Stephens, Pioneer" (PDF). The Condor. XL (3): 101–110. doi:10.2307/1363824. JSTOR 1363824.
- ^ "Birds and Mammals". The Nat. Retrieved 2018-09-21.