On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me from France took charge of me and placed me under the care of two Quaker ladies. To their skillful and untiring care I may safely say I owe my life.-- John James Audubon
Name: John James Audubon Type: Scientist Nationality: American Birth: April 26, 1785 Death: January 27, 1851 |