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Edward Harris (September 7, 1799 – June 8, 1863)
Harris was an American farmer and amateur naturalist who lived in Moorestown NJ. He met John James Audubon in 1824 after which the two men became close friends. Harris provided Audubon with much needed financial assistance during the early stages of the publication of Birds of America. After purchasing several of Audubon's early paintings Harris pressed an additional $100 bill into Audubon's hand stating "Men like you ought not to want for money"
Harris took part in two of Audubon's expeditions: in the spring of 1837 in the Gulf of Mexico, and in 1843 along the Missouri River.
Audubon commemorated Harris in the common names of the Harris's Hawk and Harris's Sparrow. John Cassin commemorated Harris in the binomial of the Buff-fronted Owl, Aegolius harrisii.
Edward, and his wife Mary, are buried in Trinity Episcopal Churchyard, Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
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