Alexander Milton Ross
Alexander Milton Ross, (December 13, 1832 – October 27, 1897), was born in Belleville, Upper Canada and died in Detroit, Michigan. Ross was a botanist and naturalist, who is best known as an agent for the secret Underground Railroad slave escape network, known in that organization and among slaves as "The Birdman" for his preferred cover story as an ornithologist. The standard author abbreviation A.M.Ross is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]
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| Born | December 13, 1832 |
| Died | October 27, 1897 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | The Birdman |
| Known for | Agent on the Underground Railroad |
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| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.M.Ross |
Books
Alexander Milton Ross is the author of many books: Recollections of an Abolitionist (Montreal, 1867) ; Birds of Canada (1872) ; Butterflies and Moths of Canada (1873); Flora of Canada (1873); Forest Trees of Canada, (1874); Ferns and Wild Flowers of Canada (1877) ; Mammals, Reptiles, and Fresh-water Fish of Canada (1878); Vaccination a Medical Delusion (1885); and Medical Practice of the Great Future.
In popular culture
Ross appears as a character in the 1977 children's novel Underground to Canada which depicts four young slaves who, with Ross's help, escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad.
References
Further reading
Wright, Rick (2009) Birder undercover: the life and times of Alexander Milton Ross Birding 41(2): 46-50
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