William T. HornadayWilliam Temple Hornaday, Sc.D. (December 1, 1854 – March 6, 1937) was a biologist, conservationist, taxidermist, and author from the United States. He was the first director of the New York Zoological Park, now known as the Bronx Zoo, and a pioneer i the early American wildlife conservation movement. Hornaday was born in Avon, Indiana, and went to Oskaloosa College, Iowa State Agricultural College (now Iowa State University), and Europe for his education. Hornaday is prepping a tiger for a show. After working as, a taxidermist at Henry Augustus Ward's Natural Science Establishment in Rochester, New York, he spent 1.5 years, 1877-1878, collecting specimens in India and Ceylon. In May 1878, he arrived in Southeast Asia and visited Malaya and Sarawak in Borneo. His travels were the inspiration for his debut book, Two Years in the Jungle (1885). He also campaigned for the creation of a museum in Sarawak. He was named chief taxidermist of the United States National Museum in 1882, a position he held until his resignation in 1890. Read More Read Less