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were among his favorite destinations. He joined a bird club during his high school years and kept detailed notes on birds that he observed. He continued to study birds after entering the
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Herbert Friedmann grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the second of four sons. Young Friedman took advantage of educational and cultural opportunities offered in
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and continued to serve in that position until he was appointed as head curator of zoology in 1959.
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to Friedmann in 1964 for "an exceptional body of work on birds of the Western Hemisphere."
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at 16 years old and maintained a close association with the Museum of Natural History.
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Rothstein, Stephen I.; Schreiber, Ralph W.; Howell, Thomas R. (April 1988).
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In September 1929, Friedmann was appointed curator of birds at the
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After graduation in 1923, Friedmann taught a summer course for the
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for more than 30 years. In 1929 he became a fellow of the
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Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
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Index

Herbert Friedman

ornithologist
Smithsonian Institution
American Ornithologists' Union
Avian brood parasites
New York City
Museum of Natural History
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bronx Zoo
City College of New York
City College
Bronx Zoo
Dr. William Beebe
Cornell University
brood parasitism
cowbirds
University of Virginia
National Research Council
Rockefeller Foundation
Brown University
Amherst College
National Museum of Natural History
Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal
National Academy of Sciences
Leidy Award
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
American Ornithologists' Union
William Brewster Memorial Award

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