Liberty Township near Powell in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dr. Bernard Master
Appointed Board (Franklin County)
Dr. Bernard Master joined the Zoo Board in 2007 representing Franklin County. Dr. Master is a distinguished health care professional and business entrepreneur who spent 36 years serving the inner-city low income and elderly population as a family practitioner in Columbus.
Dr. Master is an internationally recognized birder and conservationist, who has a life list that includes birding in 126 countries and territories on all 7 continents. He has observed 80% of the world's species at 8,300 species.
He is credited with being the conservator of a previously unrecorded song bird and its habitat in Colombia. The Vireo mesteri, or Choco Vireo, is named for his family and the discovery was published in the scientific literature. Dr. Master also created the very first model for self-sustaining nature preserves, with eighteen to follow, in Columbia.
Erected by Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 2007.
Location. 40° 9.541′ N, 83° 7′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Federal Conservation History of the Bald Eagle (within shouting distance of this marker); Bald Eagles in Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); Profile of a Prairie Dog (within shouting distance of this marker); North American River Otter (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Little House on the Prairie (about 300 feet away); Canada Lynx
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 582 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
