Buxton, Norman G., 1872-1947

Exist Dates

1872 - 1947

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Zoologist, hired in 1900 to join the Jesup North Pacific Expedition. Norman G. Buxton and his assistant Aleksandr Akselrod worked with Waldemar Bogoras and Waldemar Jochelson to collect zoological specimens for the museum. The expedition’s zoological results were later published in 1902 by J. A. Allen with detailed references to Buxton’s field notes.

Norman G. Buxton was originally from and later returned to Johnstown, Ohio. He was the son of a prominent banker and attended Stanford University in its early years. Buxton is said to have participated in a Smithsonian expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska in 1886 and 1887 and contributed collections to the AMNH and later the Field Museum in Chicago. Buxton was hired in 1900 to join the Jesup North Pacific Expedition as a zoologist. He and his assistant Aleksandr Akselrod collected mainly in the area of Gichiga in northeastern Siberia, on the west coast of the Okhotsk Sea, and also at Marcova, on the middle Anadyr River, 6oo miles north of Gichiga. Buxton partnered with Bogoras and Jochelson in his collecting efforts.

Sources

(1) Allen, Joel Asaph. “Report on the mammals collected in northeastern Siberia by the Jesup North Pacific Expedition: with itinerary and field notes, by N.G. Buxton.” Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History; v. 19, article 4. 1903.

(2) Allen, Joel Asaph. “Report on the birds collected in northeastern Siberia by the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, with field notes by the collectors.” Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History; v. 21, article 13. 1905.

(3) Elliot, Daniel Giraud. “A Catalogue of the Collection of Mammals in the Field Columbian Museum.” Field Columbian Museum, Fieldiana. Zoology v. 8. 1907.

(4) The Phrenological Journal and Science of Health, Volumes 113-114, 1902. Viewed on September 19, 2021.

(5) Find a Grave, viewed on September 19, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43750155/norman-geer-buxton.

(6) American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy Collections database. Viewed on October 9, 2021.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921
associated dates: 1900-1903
Allen published Buxton’s field notes and itinerary as well as the zoological findings of the expedition.

American Museum of Natural History
associated dates: 1900-1910
Collected for the museum’s Jesup expedition and later donated specimens from 1910 trip to Colorado.

Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902)
associated dates: 1900-1903
Jesup funded expedition run by Franz Boas. Buxton was the Zoologist hired to collect with Bogoras and Jochelson during the expedition.

Related Resources

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Joseph Asaph Allen correspondence, 1870-1919 (bulk 1899-1902)
associated dates: 1870-1919
Creator: J.A. Allen Extent: 8 boxes Repository: AMNH Special Collections, Mss .A451-.A452

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Photographs, Jesup North Pacific Expedition
Negative collection of field photographs, portraits. Includes photographs taken by Buxton and a portrait that includes Buxton, neg# 338343. Available in AMNH Digital Collections: https://digitalcollections.amnh.org

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AMNH Division of Vertebrate Zoology Collection Database
Includes records for specimens collected by Buxton, most found in Mammalogy and Ornithology. Database can be accessed online: https://emu-prod.amnh.org/db/emuwebamnh/index.php

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