John James Audubon
French-American artist and naturalist
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John James Audubon was a French-American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America. Wikipedia
Born: April 26, 1785, Les Cayes, Haiti
Died: January 27, 1851 (age 65 years), New York, NY
Nominations: Juno Award for Album Artwork of the Year
Place of burial: Trinity Church Cemetery
Children: John Woodhouse Audubon, Victor Gifford Audubon, and Lucy Audubon
Nationality: American and French
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