Vaurie, Charles

Exist Dates

July 7, 1906 - May 13, 1975

Biographical or Historical Note

Charles Vaurie joined the American Museum of Natural History as a volunteer in 1942 and was appointed to Research Associate four years later in the Department of Ornithology. He became the Assistant Curator in 1956 and full Curator in 1967 until his retirement in 1972. Vaurie and his wife, former Patricia Wilson, traveled extensively in Mexico, Central American and the West Indies, where they collected insect specimens for the museum's collections

Worked at the American Museum of Natural History in American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology.

Sources

Library of Congress Name Authority File

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History
associated dates: 1942-1972

American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology
associated dates: 1942-1972

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