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Jonathan Dwight

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He married Georgina Gertrude Rundle (daughter of Richard Plaskett Rundle) in 1901; she died January 29, 1903. He married Ethel Gordon Wishart Adam in 1914. He died of cancer at his home at 43 West 70th Street in New York City on February 22, 1929.
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He enlisted in the New York National Guard in 1889. After serving in the ambulance corps, he developed an interest in medicine. In 1893 he entered the
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since its founding on September 26, 1883. He was treasurer from 1903 to 1920, vice president until 1923, and president to 1926. The
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founder Carll Tucker purchased Dwight's collection of ornithology books as a gift for his wife
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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni
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The history of the descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass
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class of 1852, father of Jonathan Dwight, ornithologist
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Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
77:in 1880, and joined his father in railroad design. 120:. Marcia Brady Tucker, two-time director of the 57:Jonathan Dwight was born December 8, 1858, in 261:Kathryn E. Zaharek and Leslie K. Overstreet. 8: 92:provided a room for his collection in 1909. 256: 254: 263:"François Nicolas Martinet. Ornithologie" 122:National Association of Audubon Societies 137: 326:Deaths from cancer in New York (state) 165: 163: 161: 7: 172:"In memoriam: Jonathan Dwight, M.D." 26:of civil engineer Jonathan Dwight, 90:American Museum of Natural History 69:. His family had a summer home in 14: 351:Scientists from New York (state) 124:, donated the collection to the 346:People from the Upper West Side 341:People from Madison, New Jersey 205:Obituary read October 22, 1929. 170:J. H. Fleming (January 1930). 86:American Ornithologists' Union 1: 53:Bookplate from 1896 bird book 37:(1858–1929) was an American 367: 146:Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight 336:Harvard University alumni 63:New England Dwight family 291:Works by Jonathan Dwight 321:American ornithologists 126:Smithsonian Institution 106:Fiduciary Trust Company 104:After Dwight's death, 54: 31: 16:American ornithologist 267:Smithsonian Libraries 52: 22: 247:. February 23, 1929. 227:. February 1, 1903. 110:Marcia Brady Tucker 67:Madison, New Jersey 244:The New York Times 224:The New York Times 75:Harvard University 55: 32: 71:Tadoussac, Quebec 35:Jonathan Dwight V 358: 278: 277: 275: 273: 258: 249: 248: 235: 229: 228: 220: 212: 206: 204: 176: 167: 156: 155: 142: 114:Anthony N. Brady 366: 365: 361: 360: 359: 357: 356: 355: 301: 300: 287: 282: 281: 271: 269: 260: 259: 252: 237: 236: 232: 218: 214: 213: 209: 193:10.2307/4079957 174: 169: 168: 159: 144: 143: 139: 134: 116:, a founder of 102: 47: 28:Harvard College 17: 12: 11: 5: 364: 362: 354: 353: 348: 343: 338: 333: 328: 323: 318: 313: 303: 302: 299: 298: 286: 285:External links 283: 280: 279: 250: 230: 207: 157: 136: 135: 133: 130: 112:, daughter of 101: 98: 46: 43: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 363: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 327: 324: 322: 319: 317: 314: 312: 309: 308: 306: 296: 292: 289: 288: 284: 268: 264: 257: 255: 251: 246: 245: 240: 234: 231: 226: 225: 217: 211: 208: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 181: 173: 166: 164: 162: 158: 153: 152: 147: 141: 138: 131: 129: 127: 123: 119: 118:Union Carbide 115: 111: 107: 99: 97: 93: 91: 87: 83: 78: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 59:New York City 51: 44: 42: 40: 39:ornithologist 36: 29: 25: 24:Daguerreotype 21: 272:September 6, 270:. Retrieved 242: 233: 222: 210: 184: 178: 150: 140: 103: 94: 79: 56: 34: 33: 316:1929 deaths 311:1858 births 305:Categories 295:Faded Page 216:"Obituary" 187:(1): 1–6. 132:References 128:in 1970. 297:(Canada) 148:(1874). 201:4079957 180:The Auk 199:  100:Legacy 219:(PDF) 197:JSTOR 175:(PDF) 274:2017 45:Life 293:at 189:doi 307:: 265:. 253:^ 241:. 221:. 195:. 185:62 183:. 177:. 160:^ 41:. 276:. 203:. 191::

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Daguerreotype
Harvard College
ornithologist

New York City
New England Dwight family
Madison, New Jersey
Tadoussac, Quebec
Harvard University
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
American Ornithologists' Union
American Museum of Natural History
Fiduciary Trust Company
Marcia Brady Tucker
Anthony N. Brady
Union Carbide
National Association of Audubon Societies
Smithsonian Institution
Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight
The history of the descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass



"In memoriam: Jonathan Dwight, M.D."
The Auk
doi
10.2307/4079957
JSTOR
4079957

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