Robert Wilson Shufeldt

Not to be confused with his father Robert Wilson Shufeldt (naval officer) (1822–1895).

Robert Wilson Shufeldt
Portrait accompanying a profile in The Nidiologist (1893)
Born(1850-12-01)December 1, 1850
New York City, US
DiedJanuary 21, 1934(1934-01-21) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C., US
Burial placeArlington National Cemetery
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Robert Wilson Shufeldt Jr. (December 1, 1850 – January 21, 1934) was an American osteologist, myologist, museologist and ethnographer who contributed to comparative studies of bird anatomy and forensic science.[1] He held strong views on race and was a proponent of white supremacy.[2][3][4] A scandal and subsequent divorce from his second wife, the granddaughter of the famous ornithologist John James Audubon, led to a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of the United States of America on the subject of alimony and bankruptcy.

  1. ^ Lambrecht, K (1935). "In memoriam: Robert Wilson Shufeldt, 1850–1934" (PDF). The Auk. 52 (4): 359–361. doi:10.2307/4077508. JSTOR 4077508.
  2. ^ Shufeldt, Robert W. (1915). America's Greatest Problem: The Negro. Philadelphia: FA Davis.
  3. ^ Shufeldt, RW (1907). The Negro. A menace to American civilization. Gorham Press.
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