Angus M. Woodbury
| Angus M. Woodbury | |
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| Born |
July 11, 1886 St. George, Utah |
| Died | August 1, 1964 (aged 78) Loveland, Colorado |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Zoology, Ecology |
| Institutions |
University of Utah National Park Service U.S. Forest Service |
| Alma mater |
University of California, Berkeley (PhD, 1931) |
| Thesis | Biotic relationships of Zion Canyon, Utah, with special reference to succession. (1931) |
| Spouse | Grace Atkin Woodbury |
University of California, Berkeley (PhD, 1931)
University of Utah (M.S., 1928)
Angus Munn Woodbury (July 11, 1886 – August 1, 1964) was an American zoologist and ecologist from Utah. He was professor at the University of Utah for over 20 years, and also worked for many years as a ranger-naturalist at Zion National Park. He produced over 100 publications, many focused on the biology of reptiles and birds, but also on insects, ecological succession, and the history of Utah. He and his wife of 55 years, Grace Atkin Woodbury, died in an automobile collision on August 1, 1964 near Loveland, Colorado.
Angus Woodbury was born July 11, 1886 in St. George, Utah, to parents John Taylor and Mary Evans Woodbury. His elementary education was divided between Salt Lake City, where his father taught at LDS College, and St. George. He attended Brigham Young High School in Provo, graduating after two years in 1906.
Woodbury was hired by the U.S. Forest Service in 1908, where he worked until 1920. His duties included working to establish boundaries of Dixie National Forest and managing grazing and logging. From 1920 to 1926 he took courses at Dixie College, where he also served as a teaching assistant.
In 1925 became the first ranger-naturalist hired at Zion National Park, where he worked each summer until 1933, establishing the periodical Zion-Bryce Nature Notes.
From 1926 to 1927 Woodbury attended Brigham Young University, earning a B.S. in zoology. From 1927 to 1928 he attended the University of Utah, completing a M.S. degree focused on the reptiles of Utah. After graduating he joined the University of Utah faculty, teaching for the 1928–29 academic year before taking leave to obtain a PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, completed in 1931. He returned to the University of Utah in 1931, where he worked until retirement in 1952, after which he remained active in research and administration.
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