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Alexander Joseph Patrick Wilson (24 October 1893 – 4 April 1963) was an English writer, spy and MI6 officer. He wrote under the names Alexander Wilson, Geoffrey Spencer, Gregory Wilson, and Michael Chesney. After his death, his family discovered that he had been a serial polygamist who had lied to many people.
Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest American ornithologist before Audubon .
16 apr 2024 · Alexander Wilson was a Scottish-born ornithologist and poet whose pioneering work on North American birds, American Ornithology, 9 vol., (1808–14), established him as a founder of American ornithology and one of the foremost naturalists of his time.
Read an exclusive Q&A with Alexander Wilson biographer Tim Crook, and learn more about the mysterious life of Wilson and his families.
WILSON, Alexander Giuseppe Montalenti Ornitologo e poeta inglese, nato a Paisley (Scozia) il 6 luglio 1766, morto a Filadelfia (Pennsylvania) il 23 agosto 1813.
Learn more about the extraordinary life of Alexander Wilson, as depicted in Mrs. Wilson on MASTERPIECE on PBS, with our ultimate timeline of the spy and author.
Ornitologo e poeta scozzese (Paisley 1766 - Filadelfia, Pennsylvania, 1813). Fu operaio tessitore; nel 1794, per ragioni politiche, emigrò negli USA dove visse facendo l'insegnante in Pennsylvania.
