John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a
French-American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter, and painter. He
painted, catalogued, and described the birds of North America in a
form far superior to what had gone before. Born in Haiti and raised in
France as a youth, in his embrace of America, and his outsize
personality and achievements, he represented the new American people
of the United States.
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
1785-1851
AUDUBON, John James, naturalist, born near New Orleans, La., 4 May,
1780; died near New York city, 27 Jan., 1851. His grandfather was a
fisherman of La Vendee, ...