Barbara Elaine Ruth Brown | |
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| Born | 14 February 1929 Chicago |
| Died | 7 January 2019 |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin |
| Occupation | Zoologist; ornithologist |
| Employer | Field Museum of Natural History |
Barbara Elaine Ruth Brown (February 14, 1929 - January 7, 2019) was an American biologist and philanthropist.
Brown was born Barbara Russell, on 14 February 1929 in Chicago; her parents were Jewish immigrants from Romania and Russia. [1] She studied graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor's degree in Economics. [1] [2] In 1953, she married Roger Brown; they went on to have six children together. [1]
For 47 years, she worked at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois. Her career began as an assistant to the zoologist Philip Hershkovitz. [2] Her field research included expeditions to the Cerrado savanna and to the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil. [2] She was a skilled animal collector, with expertise in preparing specimens and setting traps. [2]
Brown has had 4 new species named after her. [3] [1] These include:
With her husband Roger Brown, she has philanthropically supported the Field Museum, the Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Chicago Botanic Garden. [3] This endowment included the new post - the Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology - who directs the Science Museum of Minnesota’s new ornithology department. [6]
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