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Albert Joseph Bernard Kirn
Years: 1885–1950 | Role: Ornithologist | County: Bexar
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Description
Based in Somerset, Texas, Kirn worked as an oil leasing agent, but was also a self-taught field researcher, scientist and taxidermist in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. He explored Texas with Roy Quillin, J.R. Pemberton and other naturalists, amassed significant collections of birds, reptiles, mammals, insects, and mollusks, contributed to the literature, led fundraising for Oberholser‘s Bird Life of Texas, and served as a lecturer in natural history at St. Mary’s University. Kirn’s natural history collections were donated to the Texas Memorial Museum and the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History.
The photo and helpful background information regarding Mr. Kirn were kindly provided by Stan Casto.
Location Notes
A historical marker in memory of Mr. Kirn could be placed at the City Office for Somerset, Texas, the town where he was a long-time resident.