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William King Hale (December 24, 1874 – August 15, 1962) was an American political and crime boss in Osage County, Oklahoma, who was responsible for the most infamous of the Osage Indian murders. He made a fortune through cattle ranching , contract killings , and insurance fraud before his arrest and conviction for murder.
Taxidermy. Primate and pachyderm taxidermy at the Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal 's body by mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state.
History of taxidermy. Taxidermy, or the process of preserving animal skin together with its feathers, fur, or scales, is an art whose existence has been short compared to forms such as painting, sculpture, and music. The word derives from two Greek words: taxis, meaning order, preparation, and arrangement and derma, meaning skin.
John Hancock (24 February 1808 – 11 October 1890) was an English naturalist, ornithologist, taxidermist and landscape architect.Working during the golden age of taxidermy when mounted animals became a popular part of Victorian era interior design, [2] Hancock is considered the father of modern taxidermy [3] [4]
William Hales (8 April 1747 – 30 January 1831) was an Irish clergyman and scientific writer. He was born in Cork , Ireland, the son of Samuel Hales, the curate at the cathedral church there. He went to Trinity College, Dublin in 1764 and became a fellow there, graduating with a BA and DD.
William Hatton (June 9, 1849 – October 22, 1894) was an American businessman in Carmel Valley, California. He was manager of the dairy and cattle interests of the Pacific Improvement Company , [ 1 ] acquired land of his own, and became one of the wealthiest dairymen in Monterey County .
There have been attempts to categorise taxidermy in both artistic and scientific terms for over a century. An 1896 review of Montagu Browne’s Artistic and Scientific Taxidermy and Modelling notes that “Any work which will aid in more clearly defining the difference between the art of taxidermy and the trade of taxidermy is to be welcomed.” [1] Stephen T. Asma suggests that natural ...
David Bruce (naturalist) David Bruce (13 June 1833 – 24 September 1903) was a Scottish-American natural history collector, taxidermist, and insect illustrator. He collaborated with Herman Strecker and William Henry Edwards . Bruce was born in Perth, Scotland and grew up in Norwich. He became interested in natural history from an early age but ...