1) John James Audubon, born in Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) on April 26, 1785 to January 27, 1851 (aged 65), was a French-American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist.
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2) From his earliest days, the younger Audubon had an affinity for birds. He set about to study American birds, determined to illustrate his findings in a more realistic manner than most artists did.
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3) He created his own nature museum, perhaps inspired by the great museum of natural history created by Charles Willson Peale in Philadelphia. His room was brimming with birds’ eggs, & stuffed animals.
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4) He worked for a brief time as the first paid employee of the Western History Society. His traveled with his assistant, Joseph Mason, who painted the plants in many of Audubon’s bird studies.
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5) He called his future work ‘The Birds of America.’ He attempted to paint one page each day. King George IV supported publication of his book & it became very popular during Europe’s Romantic era.
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6) He followed The ‘Birds of America’ with a sequel ‘Ornithological Biographies.’ His influence on ornithology and natural history was far reaching. He discovered 25 new species & 12 new subspecies.
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