Edward Howe Forbush (April 24, 1858 – March 7, 1929) was a noted Massachusetts ornithologist and a prolific writer, best known for his book Birds of New England. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1858, he was a precocious naturalist. His family moved to West Roxbury, when he was seven. As an older child, he conducted field studies of area wildlife and also studied taxidermy. Once again, his family moved to Worcester, where he became a member of the , and began to publish the results of his studies. At the age of sixteen he was appointed Curator of Ornithology of the Society's museum.
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| - Edward Howe Forbush (April 24, 1858 – March 7, 1929) was a noted Massachusetts ornithologist and a prolific writer, best known for his book Birds of New England. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1858, he was a precocious naturalist. His family moved to West Roxbury, when he was seven. As an older child, he conducted field studies of area wildlife and also studied taxidermy. Once again, his family moved to Worcester, where he became a member of the , and began to publish the results of his studies. At the age of sixteen he was appointed Curator of Ornithology of the Society's museum. (en)
- Edward Howe Forbush (Quincy, 24 aprile 1858 – Westborough, 7 marzo 1929) è stato un ornitologo statunitense. Scrittore prolifico, è meglio conosciuto per il suo libro Birds of New England. Nato a Quincy, Massachusetts, nel 1858, fu un precoce naturalista. La famiglia si trasferì a West Roxbury quando aveva sette anni. Da ragazzo condusse studi sul campo sulla fauna selvatica dell'area e studiò la tassidermia. Ancora una volta, la sua famiglia si trasferì a Worcester, dove divenne membro della Worcester Natural History Society, e iniziò a pubblicare i risultati dei suoi studi. All'età di sedici anni fu nominato Curatore di Ornitologia del Museo della Società. (it)
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| - Edward Howe Forbush (April 24, 1858 – March 7, 1929) was a noted Massachusetts ornithologist and a prolific writer, best known for his book Birds of New England. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1858, he was a precocious naturalist. His family moved to West Roxbury, when he was seven. As an older child, he conducted field studies of area wildlife and also studied taxidermy. Once again, his family moved to Worcester, where he became a member of the , and began to publish the results of his studies. At the age of sixteen he was appointed Curator of Ornithology of the Society's museum. When he was nineteen, he mounted an expedition to Florida — this would be the first of many trips he took around the United States to study birds. In 1893, Forbush was appointed Ornithologist to the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. His primary studies at this time were "economic ornithology" — that is, determining whether a given species of bird was beneficial or detrimental to agriculture. In 1908 he became the Massachusetts State Ornithologist. He was a founder of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He was also first president of the Northeastern Bird-Banding Association (now the Association of Field Ornithologists). His work "Birds of Massachusetts (and Other New England States)" is a three-volume set of books published 1925–1929 by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. Title notwithstanding, it was and remains a valuable reference regarding not just New England birds but also in regard to ornithology of the Northeast and farther afield. He was also known for his studies of the Heath Hen and his attempts to save the species. He died in Westborough in 1929. His wife donated a glass case containing artistically arranged ornithological specimens to the Westborough Public Library, with a plaque reading: "Presented by Etta L. Forbush in memory of her husband Edward Howe Forbush. All specimens collected prepared and mounted by Mr. Forbush at the age of eighteen." In 1931, The Forbush Bird Club of Worcester, Mass., was established in his memory. (en)
- Edward Howe Forbush (Quincy, 24 aprile 1858 – Westborough, 7 marzo 1929) è stato un ornitologo statunitense. Scrittore prolifico, è meglio conosciuto per il suo libro Birds of New England. Nato a Quincy, Massachusetts, nel 1858, fu un precoce naturalista. La famiglia si trasferì a West Roxbury quando aveva sette anni. Da ragazzo condusse studi sul campo sulla fauna selvatica dell'area e studiò la tassidermia. Ancora una volta, la sua famiglia si trasferì a Worcester, dove divenne membro della Worcester Natural History Society, e iniziò a pubblicare i risultati dei suoi studi. All'età di sedici anni fu nominato Curatore di Ornitologia del Museo della Società. Forbush nel 1886 circa Quando aveva diciannove anni, organizzò una spedizione in Florida — questo sarebbe stato il primo di molti viaggi che fece negli Stati Uniti per studiare gli uccelli. Nel 1893 Forbush fu nominato ornitologo al Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. I suoi studi principali in quel momento erano rivolti all"ornitologia economica" — cioè determinare se una determinata specie di uccelli fosse benefica o dannosa per l'agricoltura. Nel 1908 divenne l'ornitologo dello stato del Massachusetts. Fu uno dei fondatori della Massachusetts Audubon Society. Fu anche primo presidente della Northeastern Bird-Banding Association (ora Association of Field Ornithologists). La sua opera "Birds of Massachusetts (and Other New England States)" è una serie di tre volumi pubblicata dal 1925 al 1929 dal Dipartimento dell'Agricoltura del Massachusetts. Nonostante il titolo, era e rimane un riferimento prezioso non solo per quanto riguarda gli uccelli del New England, ma anche per quanto riguarda l'ornitologia del nord-est degli Stati Uniti e oltre Era anche noto per i suoi studi sulla gallina della brughiera e per i suoi tentativi di salvare la specie, poi estinta. Morì a Westborough nel 1929. Sua moglie donò una teca di vetro contenente esemplari ornitologici disposti in modo artistico alla Biblioteca pubblica di Westborough, con una targa che recitava: "Donata da Etta L. Forbush in memoria di suo marito Edward Howe Forbush. Tutti gli esemplari raccolti sono stati preparati e montati dal signor Forbush all'età di diciotto anni." Nel 1931, in sua memoria fu istituito il Forbush Bird Club di Worcester, Massachusetts. (it)
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