Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.
Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. | |
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Sewall Pettingill and wife, Eleanor | |
| Born | October 30, 1907 Belgrade, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 2001 (aged 94) Bedford, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College Cornell University University of Michigan |
| Known for | Ornithology |
| Awards | Ludlow Griscom Award, Eisenmann Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology |
Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. (October 30, 1907 – December 11, 2001) was an American naturalist, author and filmmaker, president of the Wilson Ornithological Society from 1948 to 1950, a member of the board of directors of the National Audubon Society from 1955 to 1974, and a Life Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union.