James Bond (ornithologist)
James Bond | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1900 |
| Died | February 14, 1989 (aged 89) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Harrow School, Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Ornithologist |
| Known for | Birds of the West Indies; Namesake of Ian Fleming's fictional British spy |
| Spouse | Mary Fanning Wickham Bond née Porcher |
| Awards | Leidy Award of the Academy of Natural Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Bond |
James Bond (January 4, 1900 – February 14, 1989) was an American ornithologist and expert on the birds of the Caribbean, having written the definitive book on the subject: Birds of the West Indies, first published in 1936. He served as a curator of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. His name was appropriated by writer Ian Fleming for his fictional British spy of the same name; the real Bond enjoyed knowing his name was being used this way, and references to him permeate the resulting media franchise.