The birdman of Koshkonong the life of naturalist Thure Kumlien
"Thure Kumlien was a Swedish American settler who studied birds and plants in the forests, swamps, and prairies near Lake Koshkonong, Wisconsin, from the mid- to late 1800s. Though he never became as famous as John Muir, Increase Lapham, or Aldo Leopold, he was similar to these naturalists in that h...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Bergland, Martha, |d 1945- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The birdman of Koshkonong : |b the life of naturalist Thure Kumlien / |c Martha Bergland. |
| 264 | 1 | |a [Madison, Wisconsin] : |b Wisconsin Historical Society Press, |c [2021] | |
| 300 | |a xxiv, 303 pages : |b illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a A Swedish son and schoolboy, 1819-1839 -- Young romantics and natural history heroes, 1840-1843 -- Letters from America and a trip to Gotland Island, 1841-1842 -- Lovers and friends on the Svea, 1842-1843 -- The Swedish gentlemen at Lake Koshkonong, 1843 -- A settler's journal, 1844 -- The starving time, 1845-1849 -- American birds and bird books, 1850-1851 -- Thomas Brewer and the Yellow-headed Blackbird, 1851-1853 -- Bird puzzles, 1853-1859 -- Friendships, botany, and war, 1859-1866 -- The sons and schools of fine-grained men, 1866-1875 -- Rising sons and disappearances, 1876-1880 -- Hosts of beautiful things in the world, 1880-1888. | |
| 520 | |a "Thure Kumlien was a Swedish American settler who studied birds and plants in the forests, swamps, and prairies near Lake Koshkonong, Wisconsin, from the mid- to late 1800s. Though he never became as famous as John Muir, Increase Lapham, or Aldo Leopold, he was similar to these naturalists in that he possessed an unparalleled knowledge of (and respect for) the natural world in this part of Wisconsin. He made an indelible impression on many, including the Wisconsin writers Walter Havighurst, Lorine Neidecker, and Sterling North. Born to a wealthy family in Skaraborg, Sweden, in 1819, Kumlein was well educated and allowed free-rein to pursue his first love: collecting bird, plant, and mammal specimens. As a young man, he attended Uppsala University (where Carl Linneas taught), studied with the great botanist Professor Elias Fries, and traveled to the Baltic Islands to collect birds and plants. He and his wife, Christine, were some of the first Swedes to emigrate to Wisconsin, settling near Lake Koshkonong in 1843. After arriving in Wisconsin, Thure's reputation quietly spread as a man who knew about the natural world. In the years before and during the Civil War, he sent specimens such as bird skins, eggs, and nests, to museums and collectors in Europe and the Eastern United States, including the Smithsonian. He later taught languages and science at nearby Albion Academy, including to his young neighbor and friend, Edward Lee Greene, who went on to become a prominent botanist. Kumlien worked for the young University of Wisconsin preparing natural history exhibits for the university and normal schools. Later, he was hired as the first curator and third employee of the new Milwaukee Public Museum"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Kumlien, Thure Ludwig Theodor, |d 1819-1888. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Naturalists |z United States |v Biography. | |
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