Overview
Cortlandt Field Bishop (November 24, 1870 – March 30, 1935) was an American pioneer aviator, balloonist, autoist, book collector, and traveler.
Early life
He was born on November 24, 1870, to David Wolfe Bishop (1833–1900) and Florence Van Corltandt Field (1851–1922). His younger brother was David Wolfe Bishop Jr. His father inherited the greater part of the wealth of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe.
His maternal grandparents were Benjamin Hazard Field and Catharine Van Cortlandt de Peyster. His paternal grandparents were Japhet Bishop and Harriet Matilda Wolfe. After his father's death, his mother married John Edward Parsons, a distinguished lawyer in New York.
He earned an A.B. from Columbia University in 1891, an A.M. in 1892, a Ph.D. in 1893, and an LL.B. in 1894.
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