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Roger Payne
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American biologist (1935–2023)
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Roger Payne was an American zoologist, marine biologist, environmentalist, and lepidopterist. Born in New York City on January 29, 1935, he was educated at Harvard University and Cornell University. He was a recipient of the MacArthur Fellows Program award and is recognized in the Macarthur Fellows collection.
Payne spoke English and had four children. He released recordings with Capitol Records. He died on June 10, 2023.
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Roger Payne appears in Vinony's MacArthur Fellows collection — one of 1,138 entries.
Within Vinony's link graph, Roger Payne is referenced by 51 other articles, and connects out to Cornell University, whaling and whale vocalization.
It is catalogued under topics including 1935 births, 2023 deaths and 20th-century American biologists.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Film & TV
Known for
- Red Knot — Himself2014
- The Wisdom to Survive: Climate Change, Capitalism & Community — Self2013
- The Cove — Self2009
- A Life Among Whales — Himself2005
- Gaia Symphony — Self1992
- Whales!1987
- Magnificent Monsters of the Deep1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- lepidopterist
- Educated at
- Cornell University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Number of children
- 4
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- date of birth
- 1935-01-29
- date of death
- 2023-06-10
- name in native language
- Roger Payne
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