Background
Sprunt, Alexander was born on January 16, 1898 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Son of Alexander and Nell Richardson (Peck) Sprunt.
Sprunt, Alexander was born on January 16, 1898 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Son of Alexander and Nell Richardson (Peck) Sprunt.
Student Porter Military Academy, Charleston, South Carolina., 1910-1911, Smith School, Charleston, South Carolina., 1912-1913, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1914-1918, Charleston College, 1954. Doctor of Science, Davidson College.
Curator ornithology Charleston (South Carolina.) Museum, 1924-1930, honorary curator, 1930-1973. Supervisor Southern sanctuaries, National Audubon Society, 1935-1940, Southern representative National Audubon Society, New York, 1940-1973, also lecturer.
Served with United States Navy 1918. Fellow American Ornithologists Union.
Married Margaret Malcolmson Vardell, October 27, 1920. Children: Alexander IV, Jean Vardell.