Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (died 1813)

Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)

Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator (1766-1813)

Alexander Wilson was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest American ornithologist before Audubon.