Walter Freeman Webb
Walter Freeman Webb (1869 – 1957) was an American ornithologist, conchologist and shell dealer. Webb was born on a farm in the Mid-west of the United States on May 28, 1869. At age 13 he began collecting and selling bird's eggs. He first worked as a stenographer, then a nurseryman, then he became a natural history dealer in Albion, NY following a successful commercial exhibit at World's Columbian Exposition, World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. From 1894-1905 he published the magazine ''The Museum'': "A journal devoted to research in natural scienc He bought and sold several important shell collections. In 1946 he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida where he continued his shell and coin business. Webb sold over 20,000 eggs and 10,000 bird skins between 1883 and 1903. In 1930 he was America's largest shell dealer, having about 25,000 species in stock. He died in June 1957, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Works *''Ornithologists' and oologists' manual: consisting of a complete list ...
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Ornithologist
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds. It has also been an area with a large contribution made by amateurs in terms of time, resources, and financial support. Studies on birds have helped develop key concepts in biology including evolution, behaviour and ecology such as the definition of species, the process of speciation, instinct, learning, ecological niches, guilds, island biogeography, phylogeography, and conservation. While early ornithology was principally concerned with descriptions and distributions of species, ornithologists today seek answers to very specific questions, often using birds as models to test hypotheses or predictions based on theories. Most modern biological theories apply across life forms, and the number of scientists who i ...
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