A graduate of University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he became interested in both entomology and ornithology. From 1913 he worked as an agricultural adviser in the Philippines and later New Guinea, during which time he created important collections of bird specimens. After his return to America, he joined the staff of the Field Museum of Natural History. In that role, he compiled a Catalog of the Ayer Ornithological Library, and participated in expeditions to Africa and Peru.
In 1930 Frank Chapman recruited him as Associate Curator of Birds at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where he remained for the rest of his life. He made systematic revisions of the taxonomy of the birds of Peru and their relatives in other parts of South America, and in his later years combined this with studies of New World flycatchers, preparing the section on the Tyrannidae for Peter'sCheck-list of Birds of the World.
john, zimmer, john, todd, zimmer, february, 1889, bridgeport, ohio, january, 1957, white, plains, york, leading, american, ornithologist, graduate, university, nebraska, lincoln, became, interested, both, entomology, ornithology, from, 1913, worked, agricultur. John Todd Zimmer February 28 1889 in Bridgeport Ohio January 6 1957 in White Plains New York was a leading American ornithologist A graduate of University of Nebraska Lincoln he became interested in both entomology and ornithology From 1913 he worked as an agricultural adviser in the Philippines and later New Guinea during which time he created important collections of bird specimens After his return to America he joined the staff of the Field Museum of Natural History In that role he compiled a Catalog of the Ayer Ornithological Library and participated in expeditions to Africa and Peru In 1930 Frank Chapman recruited him as Associate Curator of Birds at the American Museum of Natural History in New York where he remained for the rest of his life He made systematic revisions of the taxonomy of the birds of Peru and their relatives in other parts of South America and in his later years combined this with studies of New World flycatchers preparing the section on the Tyrannidae for Peter s Check list of Birds of the World He was also a Fellow of the American Ornithologists Union and editor of its journal The Auk from 1942 to 1948 Zimmer is commemorated in the names of a number of animals including Zimmer s tapaculo Scytalopus zimmeri References editRobert Cushman Murphy Dean Amadon 1959 In Memoriam John Todd Zimmer Auk 76 4 418 423 doi 10 2307 4082310 JSTOR 4082310 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American ornithologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John T Zimmer amp oldid 1222868582, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
