Lawrence Harvey Walkinshaw (1904–1993) was an American

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 th ...

and an expert on

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, about which he published at least three books: ''Kirtland's Warbler'' (1983), ''The Sandhill Cranes'' (1949) and ''Cranes of the World'' (1973). He was the president of the Wilson Ornithological Society from 1958 to 1960. He was also an avid genealogist and published two family histories: ''Genealogy of the Ezra Grinnell Family'' (1978) and ''The Walkinshaws'' (1986). Walkinshaw was by profession a

dentist A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the mouth, oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofaci ...

, having graduated from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

School of Dentistry in 1929.

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