He started his working career as a taxidermist.
Birdseye moved out west to work for the United States Agriculture Department.He was briefly a student at Amherst College but dropped out after two years because he and his family did not have the funds for college.At the age of 14, his family moved to the suburb of Montclair, New Jersey, where Birdseye graduated from Montclair High School.Ever since childhood, Birdseye was obsessed with natural science and taxidermy.His parents were Ada Jane Underwood and Clarence Frank Birdseye I, a lawyer at an insurance firm.Being the sixth of nine children, Clarence Birdseye was born on December 9, 1886, in Brooklyn, New York.Key Facts & Information EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION See the fact file below for more information on the Clarence Birdseye or alternatively, you can download our 21-page Clarence Birdseye worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment. Aside from being an inventor, he was also an entrepreneur and naturalist. Sign Me Up Already a member? Log in to download.Ĭlarence Birdseye was an American inventor who is considered to be the founder of the modern frozen food industry when he found a way to flash-freeze food. To download this worksheet, click the button below to signup for free (it only takes a minute) and you'll be brought right back to this page to start the download! This sample is exclusively for KidsKonnect members!