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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-08-21 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-09-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007826b.htm person Deignan Herbert Girton AACR2 5 December 1906 15 March 1968 Place of Birth East Orange, New Jersey, United States of America Ornithologist Teacher Herbert Deignan was an ornithologist who spent much of his career working at the United States National Museum. He was noted as an expert on the birds of Thailand. His particular interest was in the taxonomy of birds, particularly Passerines. Before joining the Museum in 1938 he spent several years as an English teacher in Siam (now Thailand). While there he became proficient in the Sanskrit and Siamese languages. He also collected bird specimens which he sent to the museum of his alma mater, Princeton University, and the Museum. In 1948 he was appointed ornithologist to the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Results from his examination of specimens collected during the Expedition were published in volume 4 of the Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land(1964). 1923 1946 Career position - Member, American Ornithologists' Union 1928 1928 Education - BA, Princeton University, New Jersey, U.S.A. 1928 1932 Career position - Teacher of English, Chiangmai College, Thailand 1932 1933 Career position - Temporary position, United States National Museum June 1934 January 1935 Career position - Worked at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 1935 1937 Career position - Teacher of English, Chiangmai College, Thailand 1938 1940 Career position - Scientific Aide, Division of Birds, United States National Museum 1940 1942 Career position - Assistant Curator, Division of Birds, United States National Museum 1942 1959 Career position - Associate Curator, Division of Birds, United States National Museum 1946 1968 Award - Life Fellow, American Ornithologists' Union February 1948 November 1948 Career position - Ornithologist, American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 1959 1961 Career position - Secretary, American Ornithologists' Union 1959 1962 Career position - Curator, Division of Birds, United States National Museum 1962 1962 Life event - Retired Miller, Robert Rush (1916 - 2003) McArthur, Annie Margaret (Margaret) (1919 - 2002) McCarthy, Frederick David (1905 - 1997) Mountford, Charles Pearcy (1890 - 1976) American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (1948)

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 'Deignan, Herbert Girton', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Deignan, Herbert Girton Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Birds of the Arnhem Land Expedition Deignan, Herbert G. Birds of the Arnhem Land Expedition Parkville, Vic. Melbourne University Press 1964 Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 4: zoology R. L. Specht 345-425 Journal Article: In memoriam: Herbert Girton Deignan Friedman, Herbert In memoriam: Herbert Girton Deignan 1970 Auk 87 14-9