# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/elliott-coues
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:34:17.012Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/elliott-coues"
name: "Elliott Coues"
slug: "elliott-coues"
description: "Elliott Ladd Coues was an American army surgeon, historian, ornithologist, and author. He led surveys of the Arizona Territory, and later as secretary of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. He founded the American Ornithological Union in 1883, and was editor of its publication, The Auk."
tagline: "American ornithologist (1842–1899)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coues_SI.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1842-09-09"
deathDate: "1899-12-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump