Background
Taylor, Walter Penn was born on October 31, 1888 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Benton Ben and Helen R. (West) Taylor.
Taylor, Walter Penn was born on October 31, 1888 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Benton Ben and Helen R. (West) Taylor.
Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, California, 1902-1908, graduate academic department, 1906. Stanford University, fall semester, 1908. Bachelor of Science, University of California, 1911, Doctor of Philosophy., 1914.
Assistant in biology, Throop Polytechnic Institute, 1906-1908. Assistant curator mammals, 1909-1911, curator, 1911-1916, Museum of Vertebrate Zoölogy, University of California. Assistant biologist, United States Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture (combined with bureau of Fisheries to form Fish and Wildlife Service in unites states department of Interior, July 1940), Washington, 1916-1924, biologist, 1924-1928, senior biologist from 1928.
Professor zoology, University of Arizona, 1932-1936. In charge Texas Coöperative Wild Life Research Unit., 1936-1948. Head department of wild game, A.& M. College of Texas, 1937-1944.
Chief division of wildlife research, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1937-1947. Professor zoology Oklahoma A. and M. College from 1948. Leader Oklahoma Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, since 1948.
Field work with higher vertebrates, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Washington, since 1908. Member United States Department of Agriculture Advisory Committee on Migratory Bird Protection, 1913-1916. Chairman Committee on Texas Marine Resources, 1942-1945.
Chairman joint commission on Wildlife, Wildlife Society. And National Research Council, 1945. Author monographs and numerous shorter papers, chiefly in systematic mammalogy, ecology and game protection.
Secretary California Associated Societies for Conservation of Wild Life, 1912-1916. President Ecological Society of America, 1935. President American Society of Mammalogists, 1940-1941.
Vice president National Federation Federal Employees from 1928, president Wildlife Society, 1943-1944, president Texas-Academy Science, 1944-1945.
Author monographs and numerous shorter papers, chiefly in systematic mammalogy, ecology and game protection. Secretary California Associated Societies for Conservation of Wild Life, 1912-1916. President Ecological Society of America, 1935.President American Society of Mammalogists, 1940-1941. Vice president National Federation Federal Employees from 1928, president Wildlife Society, 1943-1944, president Texas-Academy Science, 1944-1945.
Member of (F.) American Association for the Advancement of Science. Ecological Society of Amer, (vice-president). Associate American Ornithologists Union.
American Society Mammalogists (past treasury). Biological Society of Washington. Sigma Xi; Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary E. Fairchild, August 5, 1912. Children: Theodore Walter, Harriet, Elizabeth Fairchild, Benton Chester.