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Wilson, Alexander

(1766–1813) ornithologist; born in Paisley, Scotland. Raised in poverty, he supported himself as a weaver and peddler before emigrating to the U.S.A. in 1794. Settling in Philadelphia, he taught school and took up the study of birds. In 1808 he published the first volume of his American Ornithology, completing six more volumes over the next five years. His assistant completed the project after his death. Wilson also published two volumes of poetry, including a collection in the Scots dialect.
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.
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TRAGIC PALS: Crash victims (from left) Jonathon Roberts, Adam Peberdy, Craig Wilson, Alexander Seaton and James Carrington-Howell, with younger brother Sebastian
SILENT TRIBUTE TO TRAGIC CRASH PALS; Stunned college tries to come to terms with deaths
A-levels students Craig Wilson, Alexander Seaton, Adam Peberdy and Jonathan Roberts, all 17, and James Harrington-Howell, 18, all died in the crash.
Headteacher's grief as crash kills 5 pupils
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