Brachypteryx montana andersoni Rand & Rabor, 1967 (1 Viewer)

[Taphrospilus]

Brachypteryx montana andersoni Rand & Rabor, 1967 OD here
Dedication see the key.

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims

White-browed Shortwing ssp. Brachypteryx montana andersoni Rand & Rabor, 1967
William Anderson (DNF) was a former Comptroller of Silliman University, Negros, Philippines, and aided others in their fieldwork. He owned an aeroplane and twice flew Rabor in order that he could do aerial suveys of prospective collecting regions (1956).

The Key to Scientific Names

"The new race is named in honor of the late Mr William Anderson, former Comptroller of Silliman University [Negros, Philippines], who aided field work in former years" (Rand & Rabor 1967) (subsp. Brachypteryx montana).

Maybe here is someone able to through some light on his live dates? Sure he was already dead in 1967.

 

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In a work by the same authors they thank Anderson for the use of his plane which he flew. (As stated by the E. Dictionary)
v.35:no.7 (1960) - Birds of the Philippine Islands : - Biodiversity Heritage Library .
His wife was Elizabeth Oberlin.
Silliman University, 1901-1959 .
The reference to Air Jordan here makes me think that Mr. Anderson had been a commercial pilot.

 

[PScofield]

William Anderson Jr (1911-1978)
Born 11 Nov 1911 in Mondragon, Northern Samar, Philippines. His father William Snr was Danish and his mother was Filipina. He went to Princeton in the 1930s and after several overseas appointments including CEO of Air Jordan he was appointed Comptroller of Silliman University. He was an amateur pilot. He retired in 1966 and died on 25 February 1978 in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

 

[Taphrospilus]

But why late in OD?

 

[l_raty]

But why late in OD?

His elder son (who was 9 when he was 35, on the manifest attached to post #3) was named William too.
Couldn't it be him who died in 1978 ?

 

[PScofield]

No sorry (attached). Rand & Rabor were probably confusing late with "the former". The William you refer to was called William Anderson lll.

This is the wrong guy see post #7

 

[PScofield]

Thanks to Laurent's healthy skepticism I took a deep-dive and found that family websites (as they often are) were wrong - William Andersen (1911-1978) and his family definitely existed but he was not the Comptroller of Silliman University on Negros - this Anderson family lived in the northern Philippines.

Here

"Our man" was an American (see attached). Indeed as American as you can be - a member of the Sons of the American Revolution!

He was William Lucius Anderson 1902-1958

He was heavily involved in the aviation industry in Pennsylvania being State Director of Aviation based at Harrisburg Airport. After his first wife died he had a bit of a mid-life crisis and, after remarrying, quit his senior position and traveled the world. He was for a time CEO of Air Jordan. He became an evangelical Christian taking on the beliefs of his second wife and due to his executive experience was appointed comptroller (CFO in today's lingo) of the Christian Silliman University in 1954 where his 2nd wife Elizabeth Russell Oberlin (1914-2002) also worked. He was an amateur pilot. He died in 1958 shortly after an emergency medical repatriation to the US.