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Also Known As Frank Michler Chapman
Born June 12, 1864 • Englewood • New Jersey
Died November 15, 1945 (aged 81) • New York City • New York • (Anniversary in 2 days)
Subjects Of Study bird • North America • South America

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Frank M. Chapman
Frank M. Chapman seated at a cluttered desk, looking at the camera, inside the American Museum of Natural History.
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