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Alexander Wilson - Paisley's Poet, America's Ornithologist

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Date: 14 June - 1 September
Venue: Paisley Museum
Cost: FREE

One of Paisley's most famous sons, Alexander Wilson was a weaver and a poet, but he was best known for his illustrations of North American birds, earning him the title 'Father of American Ornithology'.

This exhibition commemorates the bicentenary of Alexander Wilson's death; looking at his life both in Scotland and America and highlighting his outstanding contribution to the science of ornithology.