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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.
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.
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Learn about the life and legacy of William Temple Hornaday, who fought to save the American bison from extinction but also promoted racism and elitism. Explore how his actions shaped the history of wildlife protection and Indigenous rights.
William Temple Hornaday (1854-1937) was a hunter, taxidermist, zoo director, and founder of the American conservation movement.
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.
May 7, 2013 · In 1957, a curator at the Smithsonian was dismantling the museum’s exhibit of six taxidermy buffalo when he found a mysterious metal box buried in the fake prairie ground. Inside was a ...
May 16, 2012 · The young man, whose name was William Temple Hornaday, was 32 years old. Born on a hardscrabble farm in Indiana, he'd risen to become chief taxidermist at the U.S. National Museum -- later,...
