Walter E. Bryant

Walter Pierce E. Bryant (born January 14, 1861 in Sonoma , California ; died May 21, 1905 in San Francisco , California) was an American ornithologist and mammalogist who was primarily concerned with the bird and mammal fauna of the North American west coast .

life and work

Walter E. Bryant was born in Sonoma , Sonoma County , California in 1861 to Daniel Sharp and Susan H. Byrant. When he was four years old he moved to Oakland , California with his parents and stayed there until 1896 before moving to Santa Rosa . He spent his school years first in a private school and then in the public school of Oakland. He was already interested in nature as a child, and at the age of seven he received a rifle from his father, which he learned to use. He collected insects and bird eggs and also began to prepare birds . In 1884 he learned from William T. Hornaday how to prepare mammals and studied museum work at the National Museum and the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

In 1886 Bryant became a curator at the California Academy of Sciences and remained so until 1894. He undertook numerous trips and collecting expeditions, including 1883 to Oregon , 1894 and again in 1895/96 to the island of Guadalupe , 1887/88 through California and Nevada , 1889 to Baja California and Magdalena Bay , 1890 to the Gulf region and again to Baja California, 1892 to Santa Rosa del Cabo , 1901 to Central America, 1902/03 to Alaska and 1904/05 to San Blas in Mexico . In 1888 he became a member of the American Ornithologists' Union . In 1889 he was a co-founder and first president of the California Ornithological Club , which later became the Cooper Ornithological Club and where he became an honorary member in 1894.

Research priorities

Guadalupe wave runner , first described by Bryant in 1887

Bryant published numerous articles in scientific journals, most notably in the Proceedings of the Californian Academy of Sciences between 1887 and 1889 and in the Zoe between 1890 and 1893 . His articles deal primarily with observations and studies of the bird and mammal fauna of the North American west. Byrant also published numerous new species, some of which are still valid today. So he described among the mammals among others the Baja California ground squirrel and the Espiritu Santo hare and among the birds the Guadalupe wave runner .

Web links

Commons : Walter E. Bryant - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

supporting documents

^ ^A ^b Walter K. Fisher: In Memoriam: Walter E. Bryant. Born 14th January, 1861. Died 21st May, 1905. The Condor 7 (5), September / October 1905); Pp. 128-131. ( JSTOR )
^ Joseph Grinnel: The ornithological writings of Walter E. Bryant. The Condor 7 (5), September / October 1905); P. 131 ff. ( JSTOR )

personal data
SURNAME	Bryant, Walter E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bryant, Walter Pierce E.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American ornithologist and mammalogist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 14, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sonoma , California
DATE OF DEATH	May 21, 1905
Place of death	San Francisco , California

[Fisher_1905-1] A ^b Walter K. Fisher: In Memoriam: Walter E. Bryant. Born 14th January, 1861. Died 21st May, 1905. The Condor 7 (5), September / October 1905); Pp. 128-131. ( JSTOR )

[Grinnel_1905-2] Joseph Grinnel: The ornithological writings of Walter E. Bryant. The Condor 7 (5), September / October 1905); P. 131 ff. ( JSTOR )