Robert cushman murphy biography definition
Robert C. Murphy was truly one of the twentieth century's leading ornithologists.
American ornithologist, was born in Brooklyn, New York on 29 April son of Thomas D Murphy, a secondary school official, and Augusta Cushman.!
Robert Cushman Murphy
American ornithologist and museum curator
For other people named Robert Murphy, see Robert Murphy (disambiguation).
Robert Cushman Murphy (April 29, 1887 – March 20, 1973) was an American ornithologist and Lamont Curator of birds at the American Museum of Natural History.
He went on numerous oceanic expeditions and was an expert on marine birds, and wrote several major books on them. He described a species of petrel which is now known as Murphy's petrel. Mount Murphy in Antarctica and Murphy Wall in South Georgia are named after him.
Life and work
Murphy was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Thomas D. Murphy and Augusta Cushman.
Ornithology advances the fundamental scientific knowledge of birds and of broad biological concepts through studies of bird species.Around 1906 Murphy assisted Frank Chapman at the American Museum of Natural History and read the proofs of Warblers of North America. He was an undergraduate at Brown University, where he graduated in 1911. He married Grace Emeline Barstow in 1911 who he met as a student at Brown University.
Grace persuaded Robert to take a