Alexander Wilson

Place: Paisley

Born: 1766

Death: 1813

Biography:

Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest American ornithologist prior to Audubon. Wilson was born in Paisley, Scotland on July 6, 1766. He was apprenticed as a weaver...