Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.

Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.
Sewall Pettingill and wife, Eleanor
Born(1907-10-30)October 30, 1907
Belgrade, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 11, 2001(2001-12-11) (aged 94)
Bedford, Texas, U.S.
Alma materBowdoin College
Cornell University
University of Michigan
Known forOrnithology
AwardsLudlow Griscom Award, Eisenmann Medal
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
InstitutionsCornell Laboratory of Ornithology

Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. [a] (October 30, 1907 – December 11, 2001) was an American naturalist, author and filmmaker, president of the Wilson Ornithological Society from 1948 to 1950,[2] a member of the board of directors of the National Audubon Society from 1955 to 1974,[1] and a Life Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union.[1]

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  2. ^ "Past Presidents of the WOS". Wilson Ornithological Society. Accessed 2010-05-12.


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