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| Photograph of Roger Tory Peterson by Alfred Eisenstadt |
It is the birthday of ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson (1908), who created the first modern field guide with his first book, A Field Guide to the Birds (1934). Inspired by his seventh-grade teacher, an ardent birding enthusiast, Peterson studied, painted and photographed birds throughout his life. Peterson guides to plants and animals are considered essential for those pursuing study of the natural world. He is credited with setting the stage for the worldwide environmental movement.
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