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Robert Kennicott (November 13, 1835 – May 13, 1866) was an American naturalist and herpetologist. Chronic illness kept Kennicott out of school as a child. Instead, Kennicott spent most of his time outdoors, collecting plants and animals. His father schooled him at home and convinced naturalist Jared Potter Kirtland to take him as an understudy. Soon, Kennicott was providing specimens for the Smithsonian Institution via assistant secretary Spencer Fullerton Baird.

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  • Robert Kennicott (Nova Orleans, Louisiana, 13 de novembre de 1835 - prop de , Amèrica Russa, 13 de maig de 1866) va ser un naturalista i herpetolèg estatunidenc. De petit una malaltia crònica l'allunyà de l'escola. Com a contrapartida va passar la major part del seu temps a l'aire lliure, recol·lectant plantes i animals. Primer el seu pare, i posteriorment amb l'ajuda del naturalista l'educaren a casa. Aviat, Kennicott passà a proporcionar espècimens per a la Smithsonian Institution mitjançant Spencer Fullerton Baird. Kennicott va defensar l'estudi i la protecció dels animals natius de les praderies en una època en què els agricultors intentaven erradicar-los. Es va associar amb la Universitat Northwestern per tal de fundar un museu d'història natural el 1857, i després va fundar l'Acadèmia de Ciències de Chicago. Es va unir al Club Megatherium per estudiar espècies a la Badia de Hudson. La Western Union li va encarregar dirigir un equip en la construcció del a mitjans de la dècada de 1860. Kennicott va morir durant aquesta expedició, possiblement per una insuficiència cardíaca. (ca)
  • Robert Kennicott (* 13. November 1835 in New Orleans; † 13. Mai 1866 in Alaska) war ein US-amerikanischer Naturforscher. (de)
  • Robert Kennicott est un naturaliste américain, né le 13 novembre 1835 à La Nouvelle-Orléans et mort le 13 mai 1866 à Nulato en Alaska. (fr)
  • Robert Kennicott (November 13, 1835 – May 13, 1866) was an American naturalist and herpetologist. Chronic illness kept Kennicott out of school as a child. Instead, Kennicott spent most of his time outdoors, collecting plants and animals. His father schooled him at home and convinced naturalist Jared Potter Kirtland to take him as an understudy. Soon, Kennicott was providing specimens for the Smithsonian Institution via assistant secretary Spencer Fullerton Baird. Kennicott advocated for the study and protection of native prairie animals in an era when farmers sought to eradicate them. He teamed with Northwestern University to found a natural history museum in 1857, then founded the Chicago Academy of Sciences. While in Chicago he served as a mentor to several young naturalists, including William Healey Dall. He joined the Megatherium Club and studied specimens in Hudson Bay. The Western Union Telegraph Expedition commissioned Kennicott as a scientist for their excursion in the mid-1860s. Kennicott died on the expedition and was memorialized as the namesake of Alaska's Kennicott Glacier. His home, "The Grove" in Glenview, Illinois, is today recognized as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service. (en)
  • Robert Kennicott (New Orleans, 13 november 1835 – Yukon River, 13 mei 1866) was een Amerikaans bioloog. (nl)
  • Ро́берт Ке́нникотт (13 ноября 1835, Новый Орлеан — 13 мая 1866, Аляска) — американский натуралист, герпетолог. (ru)
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  • Near Fort Nulato, Russian America (en)
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  • Robert Kennicott (* 13. November 1835 in New Orleans; † 13. Mai 1866 in Alaska) war ein US-amerikanischer Naturforscher. (de)
  • Robert Kennicott est un naturaliste américain, né le 13 novembre 1835 à La Nouvelle-Orléans et mort le 13 mai 1866 à Nulato en Alaska. (fr)
  • Robert Kennicott (New Orleans, 13 november 1835 – Yukon River, 13 mei 1866) was een Amerikaans bioloog. (nl)
  • Ро́берт Ке́нникотт (13 ноября 1835, Новый Орлеан — 13 мая 1866, Аляска) — американский натуралист, герпетолог. (ru)
  • Robert Kennicott (Nova Orleans, Louisiana, 13 de novembre de 1835 - prop de , Amèrica Russa, 13 de maig de 1866) va ser un naturalista i herpetolèg estatunidenc. De petit una malaltia crònica l'allunyà de l'escola. Com a contrapartida va passar la major part del seu temps a l'aire lliure, recol·lectant plantes i animals. Primer el seu pare, i posteriorment amb l'ajuda del naturalista l'educaren a casa. Aviat, Kennicott passà a proporcionar espècimens per a la Smithsonian Institution mitjançant Spencer Fullerton Baird. (ca)
  • Robert Kennicott (November 13, 1835 – May 13, 1866) was an American naturalist and herpetologist. Chronic illness kept Kennicott out of school as a child. Instead, Kennicott spent most of his time outdoors, collecting plants and animals. His father schooled him at home and convinced naturalist Jared Potter Kirtland to take him as an understudy. Soon, Kennicott was providing specimens for the Smithsonian Institution via assistant secretary Spencer Fullerton Baird. (en)
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  • Robert Kennicott (ca)
  • Robert Kennicott (de)
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  • Robert Kennicott (nl)
  • Robert Kennicott (en)
  • Кенникотт, Роберт (ru)
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