William T. Hornaday (1854–1937)
Author of The Extermination of the American Bison
About the Author
Image credit: Image from Old-fashioned verses (1919) by William Temple Hornaday
Works by William T. Hornaday
Hornaday's American Natural History: A Foundation of Useful Knowledge of the Higher Animals of North America (2019) 31 copies, 2 reviews
Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India, Ceylon, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo (1894) 8 copies
Wild Life Conservation in Theory and Practice: Lectures Delivered Before the Forest School of Yale University 1914 (1914) 3 copies
Associated Works
History Comics: The American Bison: The Buffalo's Survival Tale (2021) — Contributor — 45 copies, 1 review
Through Early Yellowstone: Adventuring by Bicycle, Covered Wagon, Foot, Horseback, and Skis (2016) 19 copies, 11 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Hornaday, William Temple
- Birthdate
- 1854-12-01
- Date of death
- 1937-03-06
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Oskaloosa College
- Occupations
- zoologist
conservationist
poet
songwriter
realtor
author - Organizations
- American Bison Society
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Avon, Indiana, USA
- Place of death
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
The author's journeys around the world
exploring nature's wonders including the creatures of
the deep and Borneo's orangutang.
exploring nature's wonders including the creatures of
the deep and Borneo's orangutang.
Hard cover (red), embossed with bison in center and bear, moose, goat, and Eagle in each of 4 corners.
Popular Official Guide to the New York Zoological Park with maps, plans and illustrations by William T. Hornaday, Sc.D.
12th Edition, June 1, 1913. Published by the NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 11 Wall Street, New York
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Statistics
- Works
- 44
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 208
- Popularity
- #106,481
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 37














