William temple hornady biography sample

Hornaday feeding one of his charges in the Bronx Zoo|New York Zoological Park in 1920.

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William Temple Hornaday, Sc.D.

(December 1,1854 – March 6, 1937) was an American zoologist, realtor, conservationist, author, poet and songwriter. He revolutionized museum exhibits by displaying wildlife in their natural settings, and is credited with saving the American bison and the Alaskan fur seal from extinction.

William temple hornady biography sample

Hornaday Road was named after William T. Hornaday who was a colleague of John M. Phillips in conservation efforts.

Early life

Hornaday was born in Indiana Plainfield, Indiana, and educated at Oskaloosa College, the Iowa State Agricultural College (now Iowa State University) and in Europe.

He spent 1.5 years, 1877-1878 in India and Ceylon collecting specimens. In May 1878 he reached southeast Asia and traveled in Malay Peninsula Malaya and Sarawak in Borneo. He served as chief taxidermist of the Smithsonian Institution U