Charles Almanzo Babcock
Charles Almanzo Babcock (1847–1922[1]) was a late-nineteenth-century superintendent of schools in Oil City, Pennsylvania.[2][3] He is credited[3] with launching Bird Day, a day to celebrate birds in American schools, on May 4. The first Bird Day was celebrated in Oil City schools in 1894,[4] and by 1901 the practice was well established.[5] His wife was the author Emma Whitcomb Babcock.
Charles Almanzo Babcock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1847 |
| Died | 1922 (aged 74–75) |
| Occupation(s) | educator, superintendent of schools in Oil City, Pennsylvania |
| Known for | founder of Bird Day |
| Spouse | Emma Whitcomb Babcock |
Works
- Suggestions for Bird-Day Programs in Bird-Lore, Vol. I, (1899)
- Bird Day; How to prepare for it at Project Gutenberg, (1901)
Notes
- "Charles A Babcock (1847-1922)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- Doughty, Robin W. (1983) Wildlife and Man in Texas Texas A & M University Press, College Station, p. 174 ISBN 0-89096-154-9
- Armitage, Kevin C. (2007) "Bird Day for Kids: Progressive Conservation in Theory and Practice" Environmental History 12(3): pp. 528–551
- "The First Bird Day: May 4, 1894" America's Story from America's Libraries Archived January 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "Bird Day for Children: Eight States Have One and New York Educators Want It" New York Times 21 April 1901
External links
- Works by Charles Almanzo Babcock at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Charles Almanzo Babcock at Internet Archive
- C. A. Babcock at Wikisource.
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