William Brewster (ornithologist)

William Brewster
Born	July 5, 1851 Wakefield, MA
Died	July 11, 1919(1919-07-11) (aged 68) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Known for	Bird Migration, Birds of the Cape Regions of Lower California, Birds of the Cambridge Region of Massachusetts
Parents	John Brewster, banker (father) Rebecca Parker (Noyes) (mother)
Awards	American Association for the Advancement of Science
Scientific career
Fields	Ornithologist, naturalist
Institutions	Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Author abbrev. (zoology)	Brewster

William Brewster (July 5, 1851 – July 11, 1919) was an American ornithologist. He co-founded the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) and was an early naturalist and conservationist.^[1]