Eduard Daniel van Oort

Eduard Daniel van Oort

Eduard Daniel van Oort (31 October 1876, Barneveld - 21 September 1933, Leiden) was a Dutch ornithologist.

Oort was in charge of the bird collections at the Rijksmuseum of Natural History in Leiden and in 1915 he was made Director of thismuseum, a position which he held until his death. He was the author of "Ornithologia Neerlandica, de vogels van Nederland" (1922-1935), with plates by Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (1873-1944). These plates were later licensed by Harry Witherby for use in "The Handbook of British Birds" (1938-1941).

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NAME = Oort, Eduard Daniel van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Dutch ornithologist
DATE OF BIRTH = October 31, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH = Barneveld, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH = September 21, 1933
PLACE OF DEATH = Leiden, Netherlands


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