Through his love of birds, Roger Tory Peterson was a founding inspiration for the 20th century environmental movement.
An American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, Peterson (August 28, 1908 – July 28, 1996) is the creator of the modern field guide. A rare combination of scientist and artist, Peterson published his seminal Guide to the Birds in 1934. The first printing of 2,000 copies sold out in one week, and subsequently went through five editions.
Peterson received every major American award for natural science, ornithology, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary medals, diplomas, and citations, including the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Order of the Golden Ark of the Netherlands. The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, N. Y., is named in his honor.
Learn more
- The Birds by Roger Tory Peterson (1963).
- The World of Roger Tory Peterson: An Authorized Biography by John C. Devlin, Grace Naismith ( 1977).
- A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe by Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort (1984).
- A Field Guide to Western Birds: A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All ... by Roger Tory Peterson, Virginia Marie Peterson (1990).
- Eastern Birds by Roger Tory Peterson (1998).
- A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador by Roger Tory Peterson, Edward L. Chalif (1999).
- Roger Tory Peterson: A Biography by Douglas Carlson (2007).
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