Prof. Henry Worthington Oldys

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Prof. Henry Worthington Oldys (Olds)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN, United States
Death: January 25, 1925 (65)
Petersburg, Rensselaer County, NY, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. Marcus Lafayette Olds and Katharine Rosina Olds
Husband of May Clendenin Olds
Father of Maj. Gen. Robert Olds; Margaret Benedict; Private and Private
Brother of Edson Baldwin Olds; Katherine Mary Hamilton; Ellen Louisa Olds and Mark J. Olds

Occupation: ornithologist
Managed by: Private User
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About Prof. Henry Worthington Oldys

Henry Oldys changed the spelling of the family surname from "Olds" to "Oldys" (still pronounced "Olds") before Robert's birth, apparently in reference to an ancestral spelling. Olds used this spelling until 1931, when he reverted to the original.

He was an ornithologist employed by the Division of Biological Survey of the Department of Agriculture.

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Prof. Henry Worthington Oldys's Timeline

1859
March 20, 1859
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN, United States
1896
June 15, 1896
Woodside, Churchville, Harford County, Maryland, United States
1898
October 10, 1898
Woodside, Silver Spring, MD, United States
1925
January 25, 1925
Age 65
Petersburg, Rensselaer County, NY, United States