Background
Hoff, William John was born on December 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Christopher M. and Eva (Kropman) Hoff.
Hoff, William John was born on December 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Christopher M. and Eva (Kropman) Hoff.
Student, Ripon College, 1945. Student, Northwestern University, 1949. Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Roosevelt University, 1960.
General curator Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, 1951-1961. Executive director Cincinnati Zoo, 1961-1968. Director St. Louis Zoological Park, 1968-1973.
Director, master planer North Carolina Zoological Park, Asheboro, 1973-1978. Photographer, consultant Chicago, since 1978. Writer, photographer Zoo Parade and Wild Kingdom television shows, Chicago, 1953-1961.
Host, writer, photographer Your Zoo television Show, Cincinnati, 1962-1968, St. Louis Zoo Show, 1968-1973.
Photographer Signal corpus, United States army, 1944-1946, PTO. Member Professional Photographers American, Honorable Order Kentucky Colonels.
Married Lynn Lois Schillo, May 3, 1947. Children: Christine, Kimberly.