James Van Remsen Jr.

James Vanderbeek "Van" Remsen Jr. (born September 21, 1949) is an American ornithologist. His main research field is the Neotropical avifauna. In 1999, he founded the South American Classification Committee. In 2013, he was honored with the Brewster Medal of the American Ornithologists' Union.

James V. Remsen, Jr.
Born
James Vanderbeek Remsen, Jr.

(1949-09-21) September 21, 1949
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materStanford University, University of California at Berkeley
Known forFounder of the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union
Spouses
Catherine Lee Cummins
(m. 19882010)
    Amy C. Shutt
    (m. 2010)
    Children3
    AwardsBrewster Medal (American Ornithologists' Union)
    Scientific career
    FieldsOrnithology
    InstitutionsMuseum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University
    ThesisGeographical ecology of Neotropical Kingfishers (1978)
    Doctoral advisorFrank A. Pitelka
    Other academic advisorsHarold A. Mooney, Paul Ehrlich, and Ned K. Johnson
    Author abbrev. (zoology)Remsen
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