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Roger Tory Peterson
(August 28, 1908–July 28, 1996) In Lyme: As of the mid-1950s
Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) was born in Jamestown, New York on August 28, 1908. He was the best known ornithologist of the 20th century and the author and illustrator of A Field Guide to the Birds .
Peterson studied at the Art Students League, New York in 1927 and the National Academy of Design from 1929-31. He studied with William Dierpink, von Langereis, John Sloan, and Kimon Nicolaides and was greatly encouraged by celebrated wildlife painter Louis Agassiz Fuertes and noted ornithologist Ludlow Griscom. He taught science and art at the Rivers School for boys in Brookline, Massachusetts.
When his first field guide became a success, he returned to New York. He worked for the Audubon Society for nine years. He was an educational director and art editor of the Audubon Magazine. He was a member of the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. Near the end of the war he studied DDT for the Air Force and his work was instrumental in the ban of that substance from the U S marketplace in 1972. Peterson moved to Old Lyme, Connecticut in the mid 1950s.
His paintings of birds have been exhibited in natural history museums in Buffalo, Detroit, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Charlotteville, and Charleston.
He received eleven honorary degrees. His awards included a gold medal from the New York Zoological Society; a gold medal from the World Wildlife Fund; a medal from the U.S. Humane Society; the Linnaeus gold medal from the Swedish Academy of Science; a gold medal from the French Natural History Society; a medal from the Explorer’s Club in 1974; and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980. Peterson was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Peterson wrote or co-authored 22 books. His series of field guides include books on birds, wildflowers, rocks, edible wild foods, and many other topics. More than seven million of A Field Guide to the Birds have been sold.
Roger Tory Peterson died in Old Lyme, Connecticut on July 28, 1996.
(August 28, 1908–July 28, 1996) In Lyme: As of the mid-1950s
Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) was born in Jamestown, New York on August 28, 1908. He was the best known ornithologist of the 20th century and the author and illustrator of A Field Guide to the Birds .
Peterson studied at the Art Students League, New York in 1927 and the National Academy of Design from 1929-31. He studied with William Dierpink, von Langereis, John Sloan, and Kimon Nicolaides and was greatly encouraged by celebrated wildlife painter Louis Agassiz Fuertes and noted ornithologist Ludlow Griscom. He taught science and art at the Rivers School for boys in Brookline, Massachusetts.
When his first field guide became a success, he returned to New York. He worked for the Audubon Society for nine years. He was an educational director and art editor of the Audubon Magazine. He was a member of the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. Near the end of the war he studied DDT for the Air Force and his work was instrumental in the ban of that substance from the U S marketplace in 1972. Peterson moved to Old Lyme, Connecticut in the mid 1950s.
His paintings of birds have been exhibited in natural history museums in Buffalo, Detroit, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Charlotteville, and Charleston.
He received eleven honorary degrees. His awards included a gold medal from the New York Zoological Society; a gold medal from the World Wildlife Fund; a medal from the U.S. Humane Society; the Linnaeus gold medal from the Swedish Academy of Science; a gold medal from the French Natural History Society; a medal from the Explorer’s Club in 1974; and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980. Peterson was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Peterson wrote or co-authored 22 books. His series of field guides include books on birds, wildflowers, rocks, edible wild foods, and many other topics. More than seven million of A Field Guide to the Birds have been sold.
Roger Tory Peterson died in Old Lyme, Connecticut on July 28, 1996.
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