James Bond (ornithologist)

James Bond
Born	(1900-01-04)January 4, 1900 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 14, 1989(1989-02-14) (aged 89)[citation needed] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Harrow School, Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	Ornithologist
Known for	Birds of the West Indies; Namesake of Ian Fleming's fictional British spy
Spouse	Mary Fanning Wickham Bond née Porcher
Awards	Leidy Award of the Academy of Natural Sciences
Scientific career
Institutions	Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
Author abbrev. (zoology)	Bond

James Bond (January 4, 1900 – February 14, 1989) was an American ornithologist and expert on the birds of the Caribbean, having written the definitive book on the subject: Birds of the West Indies, first published in 1936. He served as a curator of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. His name was appropriated by writer Ian Fleming for his fictional British spy of the same name; the real Bond enjoyed knowing his name was being used this way, and references to him permeate the resulting media franchise.