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Herbert Girton Deignan
Herbert Girton Deignan (December 5, 1906 – March 15, 1968) was an American ornithologist who worked extensively on the birds of Thailand.
Deignan was born in New Jersey, the son of Harry Francis and Anna Galena. He grew up in Pennsylvania and schooled in Mercersburg Academy before going to Princeton where he graduated with an Arts Baccalaureate in 1928. He became interested in birds early on and got in contact with Charles H Rogers, curator of the Princeton collections. He became interested in Thailand (
Emeritus of Zoology and the Humanities, University of California, Santa Barbara: 1952, 1960.
- Stuart Davis, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1952.
- Jeffery Earl Dawson, Deceased. Earth Science: 1952.
- Worden Day, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1952, 1961.
- Roy Rudolph DeCarava, Photographer, Distinguished Professor of Art, Hunter College, City University of New York: 1952.
- Herbert Girton Deignan, Deceased. Biology: 1952.
- Kathrine Koller Diez, Deceased