biography
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Hornaday, William Temple
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| male
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| lived:
| (1854–1937)
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| biography:
| Naturalist and conservationist, born near Plainfield, Indiana, USA. Raised on farms in Indiana and Iowa, he pursued a childhood interest in wildlife at the Iowa State Agricultural College. A self-taught taxidermist, he built up substantial fauna collections for the National Museum in Washington, DC. In 1896 he became the first director of the New York Zoological Park (the Bronx Zoo) and was an effective spokesman for wildlife protection to the end of his life. |
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