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Definition of Alexander Wilson
1. Noun. Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alexander Wilson
Literary usage of Alexander Wilson
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"To THE EDITORS OF 'THE AUK': — Dear Sirs:—The only relatives of Alexander Wilson,
the great American ornithologist, that ever emigrated from Scotland to the ..."
2. A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States by William Dunlap (1918)
"Alexander Wilson. I SHALL, give the biography of this extraordinary man principally
by ... Alexander Wilson was born in the town of Paisley, Scotland, ..."
3. The Port Folio by Joseph Dennie (1813)
"OBITUARY NOTICES-Alexander Wilson; In the progress of human events, which, however
broken in. its course, and varied in its aspect, serves still as a ..."
4. Pioneers of Science in America: Sketches of Their Lives and Scientific Work by William Jay Youmans (1896)
"Alexander Wilson was born on the 6th of July, 1766, at Paisley, in Renfrewshire,
... His father, Alexander Wilson, was a weaver, and reached the age of ..."
5. American Lands and Letters by Donald Grant Mitchell (1898)
"Alexander Wilson. But it was only when Alexander Wilson * found his way to this
country from Scotland, toward the close of the last century, ..."
6. Audubon, the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time by Francis Hobart Herrick (1917)
"... AND A SKETCH OF ANOTHER PIONEER Alexander Wilson and his American Ornithology—His
canvassing tour of 1810—His retort to a Solomon of the ..."
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