William Beebe Autographs
Charles William Beebe (/ˈbiːbi/ BEE-bee; July 29, 1877 – June 4, 1962) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the New York Zoological Society, such as the Arcturus mission, his deep dives in the Bathysphere, and his prolific scientific writing for academic and popular audiences.
Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Beebe left college before obtaining a degree to work at the then newly opened New York Zoological Park, where he was given the duty of caring for the zoo's birds. He quickly distinguished himself in his work for the zoo, first with his skill in designing habitats for its bird population, and soon also with a series of research expeditions of increasing length, including an expedition around the world to document the world's pheasants. These expeditions formed the basis for a large quantity of writing for both popular and academic audiences, including an account of his pheasant expedition titled A Monograph of the Pheasants and published in four volumes from 1918 to 1922. In recognition of the research conducted on his expeditions, he was granted honorary doctorates from Tufts and Colgate University.
During the course of his expeditions, Beebe gradually developed an interest in marine biology, ultimately leading to his 1930s dives in the Bathysphere, along with its inventor, Otis Barton, off the coast of Bermuda. This was the first time a biologist observed deep-sea animals in their native environment and set several successive records for the deepest dive ever performed by a human, the deepest of which stood until it was broken by Barton 15 years later. Following his Bathysphere dives, Beebe returned to the tropics and began to focus his study on the behavior of insects. In 1949, he founded a tropical research station in Trinidad and Tobago which he named Simla, and which remains in operation as part of the Asa Wright Nature Centre. Beebe's research at Simla continued until his death from pneumonia in 1962 at the age of 84.
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Traded items with a signature of William Beebe
The most expensive item with a signature of William Beebe (Half Mile Down William Beebe Bathysphere SIGNED?! 1934 Ocean 1st Edition marine) was sold in February 2025 for $149.99 while the cheapest item (William Beebe AUTOGRAPH LETTER, BECKETT COA, Naturalist, Explorer (D. 1962), WOW) found a new owner for $1.25 in August 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2017 with an average selling price of $67.80 for an autographed item of William Beebe. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2015 with $107.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was August 2015. In average, an autographed item from William Beebe is worth $25.88.
Most recently, these items with a signature of William Beebe were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Explorer WILLIAM BEEBE - Typed Letter Signed | $107.00 |  |
| William Beebe (d.1962) Signed Card | $49.99 | |
| William Beebe - American Naturalist & Ornithologist - Autographed 1922 Letter | $118.27 | |
| William Beebe - American Naturalist & Ornithologist - Autographed 1928 Letter | $17.33 | |
| William Beebe - American Naturalist & Ornithologist - Autographed 1931 Letter | $37.00 | |
| William Beebe - New York Zoological Society - Auto Signed Card / John McCutcheon | $41.20 | |
| William Beebe - signature of the scientist & NY Zoological Society founder 1946 | $5.00 | |
| William Beebe - Vintage Signed Card (1930s) | Scientist & Explorer | Rare | $99.99 | |
| William Beebe 3.5 x 2.5 Hand Signed card naturalist, ornithologist, marine bio + | $8.00 | |
| William Beebe 5.5x 4 1/8 Hand Signed Photo naturalist, ornithologist, marine bio | $25.88 | |
| William Beebe American Naturalist Scientist Autograph Signed Cutout Card | $10.00 | |
| William Beebe American Naturalist Scientist Autograph Signed Cutout Card Ticket | $15.50 | |
| William Beebe Authentic Autographed Photo - Naturalist, Explorer, Author | $19.99 | |
| William Beebe Handwritten & Signed Letter w/ Envelope 1927 New York Zoological | $100.00 | |
| William Beebe Signed Letter | $99.99 | |
