Jon Edward Ahlquist died on May 7, 2020, at the age of 75. Thirty years ago, Jon was one of the most famous ornithologists in the world, co-recipient of the 1988 Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal from the National Academy of Sciences and winner of the 1983 Edward’s Prize from the Wilson Ornithological Society. He was also an outstanding bird watcher, artist, and photographer. Yet few ornithologists ever met Jon, let alone knew him as a colleague or friend. He rarely attended American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) or other scientific meetings, he was not an Elective Member or Fellow of the AOU, and he disappeared from mainstream academia in 1994, only to reemerge in 2017 as a scientific spokesperson for Creationism (https://creation.com/jon-ahlquist). Even for those of us who knew him, Jon was largely an enigma, in many ways open and giving but in others private and almost mysterious. We all realized, however, that Jon was a brilliant intellectual with an encyclopedic knowledge of birds, art, classical music, language, food, photography, and more. He could be hysterically funny, shockingly profane, and outrageous in dress and lifestyle. Although he played a pioneering role in the development of molecular systematics, no one outside a small circle of colleagues knew what he actually did because he never promoted himself publicly and was completely overshadowed and dominated by his mentor and partner of 28 years, Charles G. Sibley.

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乔恩·爱德华·阿奎斯特，1944-2020年

乔恩·爱德华·阿奎斯特（Jon Edward Ahlquist）于2020年5月7日去世，享年75岁。三十年前，乔恩是世界上最著名的鸟类学家之一，曾获得1988年美国国家科学院丹尼尔·吉罗·艾略特奖章，并获得过冠军获威尔逊鸟类学会1983年爱德华奖。他还是杰出的观鸟者，艺术家和摄影师。然而，很少有鸟类学家见过乔恩，更不用说知道他是同事还是朋友了。他很少参加美国鸟类学家联盟（AOU）或其他科学会议，他不是AOU的选任成员或院士，他于1994年从主流学术界消失了，直到2017年以神创论的科学代言人身份重新出现（https： //creation.com/jon-ahlquist）。即使对于那些认识他的人，乔恩在很大程度上也是一个谜，在许多方面都是开放和奉献的，但在另一些方面则是私密的，几乎是神秘的。但是，我们所有人都意识到，乔恩是一位杰出的知识分子，对鸟类，艺术，古典音乐，语言，美食，摄影等都有着广泛的了解。他可能会歇斯底里地滑稽，令人震惊地亵渎，在穿着和生活方式上令人发指。尽管他在分子系统学的发展中发挥了开拓性的作用，但一小撮同事中没有人知道他的实际举动，因为他从未公开晋升，并且完全被28年的导师和合伙人Charles G所掩盖和支配。 Sibley。令人震惊的亵渎行为，在穿着和生活方式上令人发指。尽管他在分子系统学的发展中发挥了开拓性的作用，但一小撮同事中没有人知道他的实际举动，因为他从未公开晋升，并且完全被28年的导师和合伙人Charles G所掩盖和支配。 Sibley。令人震惊的亵渎行为，在穿着和生活方式上令人发指。尽管他在分子系统学的发展中发挥了开拓性的作用，但一小撮同事中没有人知道他的实际举动，因为他从未公开晋升，并且完全被28年的导师和合伙人Charles G所掩盖和支配。 Sibley。