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in coastal waters. Baird reported that humans were the reason for the decline of food fish in these coastal areas. Individuals with access to shoreline property used weirs, or nets, to capture large amounts of fish on the coast, which threatened the supply of fish on the coast. Baird used the U.S.
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died on May 13, 1878 and on May 17, Baird became the second
Secretary of the Smithsonian. Baird was allowed to live, rent free, in the Smithsonian Institution Building, but declined and had the east wing converted into workspace. He also had
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in the United States. His program also allowed him to create a network of collectors through an exchange system. He asked that members of the Army and Navy collect rare animals and plant specimens from west of the
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487:. As assistant, Baird helped develop a publication and journal exchange, that provided scientists around the world with publications they would have a hard time accessing. He supported the work of
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Dall, William Healey. "Spencer
Fullerton Baird: a biography, including selections from his correspondence with Audubon, Agassiz, Dana, and others." Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company (1915).
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that he sought to be the director of the
National Museum and that he had intentions to expand on the collections within the museum en masse. He was the primary writer of
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Allard, Dean C. (1984). "Spencer
Fullerton Baird and the Foundations of American Marine Sciences". Annapolis, Maryland: U.S. Naval Historical Center. pp. 237-239.
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In 1946, Baird was one of four
Smithsonian Secretaries featured in an exhibition about their lives and work curated by United States National Museum curator
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National Museum building, which opened in 1881. In September 1883, he was unanimously declared a founding member of the
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even though his duties prevented him from attending their first convention. During the
February 1887, Baird went on leave due to "intellectual exertion".
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Ripley, S. Dillon. "The View From the Castle: Take two freight cars of specimens, add time and energy--eventually you'll get a natural history museum."
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Smithsonian which he increased from 6,000 specimens in 1850 to over 2 million by the time of his death. He also served as the U.S.
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Fish Commission to limit human impact through a compromise by prohibiting the capture of fish in traps from 6pm on Fridays until 6pm on Mondays. The
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Spencer Fullerton Baird died on August 19, 1887. Upon Baird's death, the Arts and Industries building was draped with a mourning cloth.
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Baird Auditorium in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is named in his honor. It is located on the
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and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees, finishing the former in 1840. After graduation he moved to
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research vessel was launched during his tenure, in 1882. He was highly active in developing fishing and
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The Smithsonian Institution: Documents Relative to Its Origin and History: 1835-1899, Vol. 1, 1835-1887
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Anderson, Byron (2002). "Biographical Portrait: Spencer Fullerton Baird." Forest History Today: 31-33.
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approved construction for the first National Museum building, which is now the
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The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of Its First Half Century
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installed throughout the building. That year, he was made a member of the
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from 1871 to 1887 and published over 1,000 works during his lifetime.
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today. He created all of the United States federal exhibits in the
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in 1865, alongside Joseph Henry. In 1870, Baird was vacationing in
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by the King of Sweden. In 1880 Baird was elected a member of the
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Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year 1856.
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policies for the United States, and was instrumental in making
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United States Fish Commission and United States National Museum
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in 1823. His mother was a member of the prominent Philadelphia
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Spencer Fullerton Baird Index of Corresondents, 1850s - 1870s
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Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution. xvi + 172 pp. (1853).
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Eventually, he became the Assistant Secretary, serving under
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The Published Writings of Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1843-1882
2043:. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.
1736:. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 789.
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Spencer Baird and Ichthyology at the Smithsonian, 1850-1900
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A Century of Copepods: The U.S. Fisheries Steamer Albatross
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was founded and named after Baird. Spencer Baird Road in
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Mausoleum at Oak Hill Cemetery containing remains of Baird
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Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
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Green, Eugene; Sachse, William; McCaulley, Brian (2006).
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Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011).
1270:. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press (1992).
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online exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution Archives
2162:. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office (1883).
2138:. Washington: The George Washington University (1967).
1912:"Spencer Fullerton Baird: the collector of collectors"
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Baird Provide Instructions for Mexican Boundary Survey
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Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
290:; February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American
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Cockerell, Theodore D.A. "Spencer Fullerton Baird."
2016:"Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. B"
1692:. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 10.
1500:. Amherst: University of Massachusetts. p. 125.
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Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada
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and lakes with other food fish and the depletion of
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1748:"MemberListB | American Antiquarian Society"
1665:"The Personal Characteristics of Professor Baird"
414:to explore bone caves and the natural history of
310:. Baird was the first curator to be named at the
2247:National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
1965:"108th Meeting of the Baird Ornithological Club"
1804:"A&I Draped in Mourning for Secretary Baird"
2600:Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
2232:Spencer F. Baird's Vision for a National Museum
2172:Rivinus, Edward F. and Youssef, Elizabeth M. .
517:National Institute for the Promotion of Science
464:, some by himself, and others with his student
435:In 1850, Baird became the first curator at the
1893:Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
667:Category:Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird
107:United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries
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2141:Belote, Theodore T. "The Secretarial Cases."
1414:"Special Desiderata Circular Issued by Baird"
683:spoke at Baird's funeral. Baird is buried at
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1440:"Duplicate Specimens Distributed Within USA"
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1767:Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club
1362:"Baird Elected Permanent Secretary of AAAS"
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1719:. New York: De Vinne Press. p. 839.
1614:. New York: De Vinne Press. p. 838.
1538:"Joseph Henry Attends Lincoln's Funeral"
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2227:. Vol. 1. 1906. pp. 189–190.
2224:The Biographical Dictionary of America
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1765:"The American Ornithologists' Union",
1347:The History of Its First Half Century
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1155:"Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1823-1887"
547:Baird with his wife and daughter in
439:and the Permanent Secretary for the
334:Spencer Fullerton Baird was born in
314:. He eventually served as assistant
629:Second Secretary at the Smithsonian
2590:People from Carlisle, Pennsylvania
2242:National Museum of Natural History
1971:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
1945:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
1833:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
1810:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
1667:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
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1420:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
1368:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
1325:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
1297:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
1239:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
1237:"Professor Baird as Administrator"
1203:. Smithsonian Institution Archives
603:A History of North American Birds,
324:Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries
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2595:People from Reading, Pennsylvania
2104:A History Of North American Birds
2041:The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles
507:. In 1855, he was elected to the
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2202:Works by Spencer Fullerton Baird
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1197:"Spencer Fullerton Baird Papers"
1163:Smithsonian Institution Archives
713:Smithsonian Institution Archives
707:Baird's wife, Mary, donated his
593:Baird became the manager of the
590:the research venue it is today.
350:and his distinguished brothers,
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1107:were formerly named Baird Cave.
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1994:. Arcadia Press. p. 188.
1544:. Science History Publications
1072:Author abbreviation in zoology
885:Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii
651:American Ornithologists' Union
509:American Philosophical Society
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2051:. ("Baird, S.F.", pp. 14-15).
1730:Rhees, William Jones (1901).
1388:"Baird's Collecting Policies"
953:Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker
595:United States National Museum
565:United States Fish Commission
397:with an interest in studying
1829:Herndon, Michael C. (1994).
1713:Goode, George Brown (1897).
1608:Goode, George Brown (1897).
1344:Goode, George Brown (1897).
657:served as Acting Secretary.
647:American Antiquarian Society
623:Arts and Industries Building
316:Secretary of the Smithsonian
1910:Rivinus, Edward F. (1989).
1752:www.americanantiquarian.org
1494:Kazar, John Dryden (1973).
1055:Baird's patch-nosed snake,
551:, Massachusetts. It was at
511:. He received his Ph.D. in
431:Starting at the Smithsonian
362:. He became a self-trained
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1773:(4): 221–226, October 1883
1686:Rydell, Robert W. (1984).
1643:Damkaer, David M. (1999).
1323:"Baird, Spencer Fullerton"
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1394:. Smithsonian Institution
1264:"Spencer Fullerton Baird"
888:(Hoy and Kennicott, 1857)
724:Baird Ornithological Club
697:is also named after him.
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416:southeastern Pennsylvania
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2570:Dickinson College alumni
2219:Baird, Spencer Fullerton
2129:Publications about Baird
1563:Allard, Dean C. (1997).
330:Early life and education
2565:American ornithologists
2560:American ichthyologists
2476:Spencer Fullerton Baird
2312:Spencer Fullerton Baird
2292:Smithsonian Institution
2193:Spencer Fullerton Baird
2150:Popular Science Monthly
2118:Charles Frédéric Girard
1943:"The Secretarial Cases"
1580:Black, Michael (1995).
1235:Taylor, William Bower.
1201:Record Unit 7002, Baird
1093:, Ocean-surveying ship.
754:was named after him by
466:Charles Frédéric Girard
437:Smithsonian Institution
412:Smithsonian Institution
312:Smithsonian Institution
265:Spencer Fullerton Baird
99:Samuel Pierpont Langley
64:Smithsonian Institution
36:Spencer Fullerton Baird
961:C. principalis bairdii
830:Marlin-spike grenadier
817:Microspathodon bairdii
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380:Port Deposit, Maryland
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2062:"Lake Shasta Caverns"
1992:The Names of Cape Cod
1663:Powell, John Wesley.
869:Baird's pocket gopher
766:Alepocephalus bairdii
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336:Reading, Pennsylvania
168:Reading, Pennsylvania
2555:American taxonomists
2550:American naturalists
2506:Hugh McCormick Smith
2360:Sidney Dillon Ripley
1941:Belote, Theodore T.
1916:American Philatelist
1899:on October 24, 2018.
1516:search.amphilsoc.org
1512:"APS Member History"
1466:The Reptile Database
978:Myiodynastes bairdii
853:Baird's beaked whale
599:George Perkins Marsh
597:in 1872. Baird told
2500:George Meade Bowers
2152:. 68 (1906): 63–83.
1480:, Davis DD (1941).
1159:Smithsonian History
1105:Lake Shasta Caverns
1043:Pantherophis bairdi
1009:Chionoecetes bairdi
957:Campephilus bairdii
813:Bumphead damselfish
762:Baird's smooth-head
426:Professional career
370:, and the likes of
215:Columbia University
2482:George Brown Goode
2376:Ira Michael Heyman
2352:Leonard Carmichael
2191:Works by or about
2143:Scientific Monthly
1536:Rothenberg, Marc.
1289:Deiss, William A.
1025:Eunephrops bairdii
974:Baird's flycatcher
924:Ammodramus bairdii
881:Prairie deer mouse
786:Callionymus bairdi
730:is named for him.
720:Theodore T. Belote
681:John Wesley Powell
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372:John James Audubon
344:Charles B. Penrose
140:George Brown Goode
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2206:Project Gutenberg
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2158:Goode, G. Brown.
2068:on March 24, 2009
2049:978-1-4214-0135-5
2001:978-1-933212-84-5
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1268:Giants of Science
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655:Samuel P. Langley
643:Order of St. Olav
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