James Bond

James Bond Jerry Freilich, CC BY-SA 3.0

American ornithologist and inspiration for the name of the fictional spy (1900-1989)

James Bond was an American ornithologist and expert on the birds of the Caribbean, having written the definitive book on the subject: Birds of the West Indies, first published in 1936. He served as a curator of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Writer Ian Fleming adopted his name for his fictional British spy; references to the ornithologist permeate the resulting media franchise.

Also known as...Jim Bond
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