# Edward Avery McIlhenny

> Edward Avery McIlhenny, son of Tabasco Company founder Edmund McIlhenny, was an American businessman, explorer, bird bander and conservationist. He established a private wildlife refuge around his family estate on Avery Island and helped in preserving a large coastal marshland in Louisiana as a bird refuge. He also introduced several exotic plants into Jungle Gardens, his private wildlife garden.

*American businessman*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1872
- **Died:** 1949
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Edward Avery McIlhenny, son of Tabasco Company founder Edmund McIlhenny, was an American businessman, explorer, bird bander and conservationist. He established a private wildlife refuge around his family estate on Avery Island and helped in preserving a large coastal marshland in Louisiana as a bird refuge. He also introduced several exotic plants into Jungle Gardens, his private wildlife garden.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.7 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Edward Avery McIlhenny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Avery_McIlhenny)
- [Eduardus Avery McIlhenny](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardus_Avery_McIlhenny)
- [ایڈورڈ ایوری میک ایلہنی](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%88%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%88_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%81%D9%86%DB%8C)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5341654)

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