caption death_date death_place image_width birth_place nationality birth_date residence image article_title name occupation
thure kumlien 5 august 1888 milwaukee , wisconsin , united states 296px härlunda , västergötland , sweden swedish , american 9 november 1819 sweden , united states thure kumlien -lrb- 1819-1898 -rrb- . jpg thure kumlien
 thure ludwig theodor kumlien farmer , ornithologist , naturalist , taxidermist
thure kumlien

thure ludwig theodor kumlien -lrb- november 9 , 1819 -- august 5 , 1888 -rrb- was a swedish-american ornithologist , naturalist , and taxidermist .
a contemporary of thoreau , audubon , and agassiz , he contributed much to the knowledge of the natural history of wisconsin and its birds .
he collected and shipped specimens to many investigators in the united states and abroad .
he taught botany and zoology , as well as foreign languages , at albion academy , and was particularly regarded as an expert in the identification of birds ' nests .
