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Greene Smith

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Birthplace: Peterboro, NY
Death: July 23, 1880 (34-43)
Peterboro, NY (Tuberculosis)
Immediate Family:

Son of Gerrit Smith, U.S. Congress and Ann Carroll Smith
Husband of Elizabeth Smith
Brother of Elizabeth Smith Miller

Occupation: professor of ornithology
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About Greene Smith

Greene Smith (1842–1886) was an American amateur scientist and taxidermist with a specific interest in ornithology.

Smith moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend Harvard. After two years he was sent back to his hometown of Peterboro, New York due to his smoking and drinking habits.

He served in the Union Army from 1864 to 1865.

Smith was a professor of ornithology at Cornell University.

from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_Smith

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Greene Smith's Timeline

1841
1841
Peterboro, NY
1880
July 23, 1880
Age 39
Peterboro, NY