Jean Théodore Delacour
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Jean Théodore Delacour (September 26, 1890 - November 5, 1985) was an American ornithologist of French origin. He was renowned for not only discovering but also rearing some of the rarest birds in the world.
Delacour was born in Paris. He created the zoological gardens at Clères, donating them to Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1967. He went on expeditions to Indochina, particularly Vietnam. His books included Birds of the Philippines (1946, with Ernst Mayr), Birds of Malaysia (1947) and his autobiography, The Living Air: The Memoirs of an Ornithologist.
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