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Apr 29, 1887 Brooklyn, New York, United States Died on 20 Mar 1973 (aged 85)
American ornithologist and museum curator
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About Robert Cushman Murphy
- Robert Cushman Murphy (April 29, 1887 – March 20, 1973) was an American ornithologist and Lamont Curator of birds at the American Museum of Natural History.
- He went on numerous oceanic expeditions and was an expert on marine birds, and wrote several major books on them.
- He described a species of petrel which is now known as Murphy's petrel.
- Mount Murphy in Antarctica and Murphy Wall in South Georgia are named after him.
