Dean Conant Worcester, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dean Conant Worcester

U.S. zoologist and ornithologist

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1866

Place of Birth: Thetford, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 02-May-1924

Profession: photographer, diplomat, zoologist, ornithologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Dean Conant Worcester

  • Dean Conant Worcester, D.Sc.(hon.), FRGS (October 1, 1866 – May 2, 1924) was an American zoologist, public official, and authority on the Philippines, born at Thetford, Vermont, and educated at the University of Michigan (A.B., 1889).
  • He first went to the Philippines in 1887 as a junior member of a scientific expedition, and built a controversial career in the early American colonial government beginning in 1899 based upon his experience in the country.
  • He was fiercely opposed to Philippine independence and a firm believer in the colonial mission.
  • He served as the influential Secretary of the Interior of the Philippine Islands until 1913 when he began focusing on his business interests.
  • He died in the Philippines having organized and managed businesses that included coconut farming and processing, cattle raising and a maritime shipping line.

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