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The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.
Arthur Cleveland Bent
Born: November 25, 1866
Died: December 30, 1954 (aged 88)
Bio: Arthur Cleveland Bent was an American ornithologist. He is notable for his encyclopedic 21-volume work, Life Histories of North American Birds, published 1919-1968 and completed posthumously.
Known for:
- Life histories of North American woodpeckers (1939)