# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/witmer-stone
# Generated: 2026-08-12T17:01:30.647Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/witmer-stone"
name: "Witmer Stone"
slug: "witmer-stone"
description: "Witmer Stone was an American ornithologist, botanist, and mammalogist. He worked for over 51 years in the Ornithology Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and served in multiple roles including as Director from 1925 to 1928. Stone was a founding member of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club in 1890 and established their periodical Cassinia. He served as editor of the American Ornithologists' Union's periodical The Auk from 1912 to 1936 and as president of the organization from 1920 to 1923. He was a member of multiple scientific societies and president of the American Society of Mammalogists and the Pennsylvania Audubon Society. He published several books and hundreds of articles on birds, flora, and mammals with a focus on Eastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey."
tagline: "American ornithologist (1866-1939)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1866-09-22"
deathDate: "1939-05-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump