1. George Ord is widely known for challenging the works of John James Audubon.
11 Facts About George Ord
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George Ord was born and died at the same residence, 784 Front St, in Philadelphia.
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George Ord's mother was Swedish, and his father, Captain George Ord, Sr.
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George Ord joined the family business and continued it after his father's death.
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George Ord met Alexander Wilson in the summer of 1811, and accompanied him on two collecting expeditions to Cape May, New Jersey, during the spring migration seasons of May 1812 and May 1813.
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In 1815, George Ord was elected to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, where he would later serve as vice president from and president.
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George Ord became a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1817, and later served as secretary, vice president, councilor, treasurer, and librarian.
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George Ord was a reviewer of three influential papers authored by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1824 and 1825, which included the original taxonomic descriptions of Wilson's Storm Petrel in 1824, and Transvolcanic Jay, and Yellow-winged Cacique in 1825.
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George Ord authored peer-reviewed articles on a wide variety of topics including feather molt, the mating behavior of the Eastern Box Turtle, and the taxonomy of the Florida Scrub Jay.
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George Ord wrote biographical memoirs of Charles Alexandre Lesueur, published in 1849, and Thomas Say, published in 1859, that have been valuable sources of information for modern scholars.
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George Ord died on January 23,1866, and is buried in a family plot at Gloria Dei Church cemetery.