| LC control no. | no2001000982 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Taylor, Walter P. (Walter Penn), 1888-1972 |
| Variant(s) | Taylor, W. P. (Walter Penn), 1888-1972 Taylor, Walter (Walter Penn), 1888-1972 Taylor, Walter Penn, 1888-1972 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1888-10-31 |
| Death date | 1972-03-29 |
| Place of birth | Elkhorn (Wis.) |
| Place of death | La Verne (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Biology Ornithology Mammals Wildlife conservation |
| Affiliation | Throop Polytechnic Institute Stanford University University of California, Berkeley United States. Division of Biological Survey U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Profession or occupation | Biologists Natural history museum curators College teachers University and college faculty members |
| Found in | Wildlife conservation in the farm and ranch program, 1939: cover (Walter P. Taylor) OCLC, Nov. 17, 2000 (hdg.: Taylor, Walter P. (Walter Penn), b. 1888; Taylor, Walter P. (Walter Penn), 1888-; Taylor, Walter P. (Walter Penn), 1888-1972; Taylor, Walter P.; Taylor, Walter Penn, 1888- ; usage: Walter P. Taylor, Walter Penn Taylor) Smithsonian Institution Archives (website), viewed Feb. 14, 2023: Taylor, Walter P. (Walter Penn), 1888-1972 (Walter P. Taylor (1888-1972) was born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, October 31, 1888. He attended Throop Polytechnique Institute, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his Ph.D. His scientific interests covered several aspects of natural sciences including ornithology and conservation. He was assistant curator of mammals at Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at University of California, Berkeley, and later curator of mammals. In 1916, he joined the U.S. Biological Survey as Assistant Biologist, eventually becoming Senior Biologist in 1951 with the Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. He also taught at various universities and colleges throughout his career. He was married to Clara K. Taylor. Taylor passed away March 29, 1972 in La Vern, California.) <https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/auth_per_fbr_eacp644> |
| Associated language | eng |
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