Background
Paynter, Raymond Andrew was born on November 29, 1925 in New York City. Son of Raymond Andrew and Hannah Moore (Minch) Paynter.
Paynter, Raymond Andrew was born on November 29, 1925 in New York City. Son of Raymond Andrew and Hannah Moore (Minch) Paynter.
Bachelor of Science, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1946; Master of Science, Yale University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1954.
Field director, Bowdoin Science Station, Kent Island, New Brunswick., New Brunswick, Canada, 1946-1948; assistant curator birds, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1953-1956; associate curator birds, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956-1960; curator birds, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1960; member of faculty arts and science, senior lecturer biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1963. Leader expeditions Yale University, Mexico, 1948-1949, 52, Mexico and British Honduras,1950-1951, Harvard University, Mexico, 1954, Nepal, Pakistan, India, 1957-1959, Ecuador, 1965.
Fellow American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (editor since 1966).
Married Elizabeth Storer, March 12, 1960. Children: Dorothy S., Raymond A. III.