Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
William Temple Hornaday, Sc.D. (December 1, 1854 – March 6, 1937) was an American zoologist, conservationist, taxidermist, and author. He served as the first director of the New York Zoological Park, known today as the Bronx Zoo, and he was a pioneer in the early wildlife conservation movement in the United States.
William Temple Hornaday (* 1. Dezember 1854 in Avon (Indiana) ; † 6. März 1937 in Stamford (Connecticut) ) war ein US-amerikanischer Taxidermist und Zoodirektor.
Learn how Hornaday, a hunter and taxidermist, became a conservationist and founded the American bison preservation movement. Explore his letters, photographs, and publications from the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- seanm
- 2012
William Temple Hornaday (1854-1937) was a hunter, taxidermist, zoo director, and founder of the American conservation movement. Meet the Scientist: William Temple Hornaday...
7. Mai 2013 · Hornaday, born in 1854, was a peculiar and self-aggrandizing man. He’s usually remembered, if he’s remembered, as the first director of what would become known as the Bronx Zoo. But he...
Smithsonian Institution Archives Buffalo Group, New N.M. Smithsonian Archives - History Div Hornaday with Baby Bison at Smithsonian. Smithsonian Archives - History Div William Temple Hornaday. Smithsonian Archives - History Div William T. Hornaday and Andrew Forney in the Model and Taxidermy Shop.
The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute began as the dream of William Temple Hornaday, chief taxidermist at the Smithsonian from 1882 to 1887. During a trip to the western United States in 1886, he was shocked and troubled by what he didn’t find—large herds of American bison.
