William T. Hornaday

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Endangered Species Act
Wildlife refuges
Conservation education
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:New_York_Zoological_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Wildlife_Conservation_Society
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Gold_Medal_from_the_National_Geographic_Society
Honorary_membership_in_the_American_Ornithologists'_Union
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_California
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:born December 1, 1854
gptkbp:child William_Hornaday_Jr.
gptkbp:children William_Hornaday_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:American_Society_of_Mammalogists
gptkb:National_Zoo
Wildlife management practices
Ecological studies
gptkbp:contribution Advocated for wildlife conservation
Helped_establish_the_National_Zoo_in_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:died February 7, 1937
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Pratt_Institute
gptkbp:field Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management
Environmentalism
Zoology
gptkbp:founded gptkb:American_Bison_Society
gptkb:New_York_Zoological_Society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William T. Hornaday
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
Conservation movement
Conservation_movement_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_David_Thoreau
gptkb:John_Muir
gptkbp:involvedIn Research on animal behavior
Wildlife rescue initiatives
Research on endangered species
Promotion of national parks
Publications on wildlife management
Advocacy for animal rights.
Conservation education programs
Education on wildlife preservation
Advocacy for habitat preservation
Public speaking on conservation issues
Advocacy for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Campaign against the fur trade
Collaboration with other conservationists
Establishment of wildlife refuges
Promotion of sustainable hunting practices
Wildlife legislation advocacy
Wildlife photography advocacy
Support_for_the_National_Park_Service
Establishment_of_the_National_Wildlife_Federation
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating for wildlife protection
Bison_conservation_efforts
Founding_the_American_Bison_Society
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future conservationists
Hornaday's_work_on_bison_conservation
Hornaday's_work_on_the_bison_population
Hornaday_Medal_for_Conservation
Hornaday_Medal_for_conservation_efforts
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_American_Bison
The_American_Natural_History
The_Extermination_of_the_American_Bison
gptkbp:occupation Conservationist
Zoologist
gptkbp:promoted Habitat preservation
Sustainable hunting practices
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:The_American_Naturalist
gptkb:The_Conservation_of_the_American_Bison
Our Vanishing Wildlife
Wild Animals of North America
The_American_Bison:_A_National_History
The_Journal_of_Mammalogy
gptkbp:recognizedBy U.S._Congress_for_conservation_efforts
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Clara_Hornaday
gptkbp:supported Wildlife protection laws
National_Parks
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Glacier_National_Park
gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park
gptkb:Everglades_National_Park
gptkb:Yellowstone_National_Park
gptkb:Grand_Canyon_National_Park
gptkbp:wrote Our Vanishing Wildlife
The_Wild_Animals_of_North_America