John Burroughs

John Burroughs was an American essayist, writer, naturalist and journalist (1837–1921). He was born at Roxbury and died at California.

John Burroughs in brief

Born
1837
Died
1921
Known for
essayist, writer, naturalist and journalist
Place of birth
Roxbury
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Career and activity

John Burroughs worked in natural science, essay and literature.

He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Letters. He worked at Woodchuck Lodge.

Catalogued works

76 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1888 to 2008.

Slabsides. John James Audubon. One duck. A Potomac sketch. Birds and bees and other studies in nature. Far and near. Birds and bees; essays. Birds and poets, with other papers. Natural history of Selborne, and observations on nature (1904). Bird stories from Burroughs; sketches of bird life taken from the works of John Burroughs. The breath of life. Riverby. Pepacton. Accepting the universe. Squirrels and other fur-bearers. Ways of nature. Time and change. Wake-Robin. Fresh fields. Winter sunshine. Studies in nature and literature. A year in the fields; selections from the writings of John Burroughs. Signs and seasons. Locusts and wild honey. The summit of the years. Field and study. Nature near home and other papers. Afoot and afloat. Bird stories from Burroughs; sketches of bird life taken from the works of John Burroughs .. Birds and bees. Birds and bees : essays. In the Catskills, selections from the writings of John Burroughs. Leaf and tendril. My Own shall come to me. Birds and bees, essays. Sharp eyes and other papers. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers. Bird-Lore, Volume I, No. 1. A Naturalist’s Big Stories. Animal Wit Indoors and Out. In nature's laboratory. Indoor studies. A glance at British wild flowers. In the Catskills. Sharp eyes & other papers. My boyhood. American Earth, dated 2008. Whitman. Birds and poets. The Oxford Book of American Essays. Bird Came down the Walk - Selected Bird Poems of Emily Dickinson. Walt Whitman's books. Little Nature Studies for Little People; Volume 2. Little Nature Studies for Little People. הבשורה על פי הטבע. The luck of an autograph collector. Alaska, the Harriman Expedition, 1899. In American fields and forests. Burroughs' Birds and bees ; Warner's A-hunting of the deer and other essays ; Thoreau's The succession of forest trees and Wild apples. A year in the fields. The bluebird. Songs of nature. At the graveside of Walt Whitman. The Light of day. The writings of John Burroughs. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers : (Aberdeen Classics Collection). A Year in the Fields: Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs, with Illustrations from Photographs by Clifton Johnson, dated 1896, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1977.510.1. John Marin, dated 1920–53, graphite, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 62.618.133. Birthday Party, dated 1957, linocut on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.895. Family, dated 1963, linocut in black on commercially produced green (faded to green-gray) japanese paper with gold metallic powder and a woodblock printed design in black on the verso, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2010.543. John Burroughs : an American naturalist / Edward J. Renehan, Jr., dated [1992], held by Wellcome Collection. John Wyeth to Burroughs, dated 7 September 1891, held by Wellcome Collection. John Wyeth & Brother to Burroughs (incomplete letter), dated [July 1888], held by Wellcome Collection. Silas M. Burroughs / by John Davies., dated 1991?], held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs into Europe / by John Davies., dated 1992, held by Wellcome Collection. Narrative, glaciers, natives / by John Burroughs, John Muir, and George Bird Grinnell., dated [1910], held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence with Dr. John J. Burns of Burroughs Wellcome and Co., dated September 1961-February 1966, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 320 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

9 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

John James Audubon, by John Burroughs., 1902. Riverby / by John Burroughs, 1895. Pepacton, by John Burroughs., 1881. Pepacton, by John Burroughs., 1909. Pepacton, by John Burroughs., 1895. Optimal Control and Tumour Elimination by Maximisation of Patient Life Expectancy, Mathematics, 2025. Fertility, time to pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes among women with recurrent miscarriages in the UK: a prospective observational longitudinal studyResearch in context, The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2025. How Reliance on Nuclear Weapons Erodes and Distorts International Law and Global Order, Cadmus, 2012. Aperiodic Optimal Chronotherapy in Simple Compartment Tumour Growth Models Under Circadian Drug Toxicity Conditions, Mathematics, 2024.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1025284097). Those registers additionally record the form Hopkins, John B.

Digitised editions and texts

20 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

alaska narrative, glaciers, natives (1901) — Internet Archive. Riverby (1895) — Internet Archive. Squirrels and Other Fur-bearers (1900) — Internet Archive. The Writings of John Burroughs (1895) — Internet Archive. The Writings Of John Burroughs XV (1913) — Internet Archive. Whitman (1902) — Internet Archive. Squirrels and Other Fur Bearers (1900) — Internet Archive. The Complete Writings of John Burroughs (1924) — Internet Archive. The Writings Ofjohn Burroughs(vol.iv) — Internet Archive. Locusts And Wild Honey (1907) — Internet Archive. Tiger For Breakfast (1921) — Internet Archive. THE BREATH OF LIFE AND UNDER THE APPLE-TREES (BURROUGH'S COMPLETE WORKS VOL VIII) (1916) — Internet Archive. The Last Harvest — Project Gutenberg. Whitman: A Study — Project Gutenberg. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers — Project Gutenberg. Ways of Nature — Project Gutenberg. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers — Project Gutenberg. Wake-Robin — Project Gutenberg. The Breath of Life — Project Gutenberg. Winter Sunshine — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 9 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is natural science, essay and literature.

Residence is recorded at Woodchuck Lodge. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Works named in the authority record are My Own shall come to me.

Chronology

  1. 1837John Burroughs born at Roxbury.
  2. 1895Riverby digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1895The Writings of John Burroughs digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1900Squirrels and Other Fur-bearers digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1901alaska narrative, glaciers, natives digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1902Whitman digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1913The Writings Of John Burroughs XV digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1921John Burroughs died at California.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “John Burroughs”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q938841: John Burroughs

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