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Angus M. (Angus Munn) Woodbury
1886–1964
A Utah naturalist who turned close observation of the desert into clear, useful writing, he spent decades studying wildlife, ecology, and the landscape of the American West. His work ranged from zoology and desert tortoises to local history, giving readers a grounded sense of place.
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A History of Southern Utah and Its National Parks (Revised)
by Angus M. (Angus Munn) Woodbury
About the author
Born in St. George, Utah, in 1886, Angus Munn Woodbury became an American zoologist and ecologist whose career was closely tied to the landscapes of Utah. Reliable archival and reference sources describe him as a professor of zoology at the University of Utah, a naturalist and historian, and a longtime ranger-naturalist at Zion National Park.
Woodbury published more than 100 works, with research touching reptiles, birds, insects, ecological succession, and Utah history. Archival descriptions also note the lasting importance of his studies of the desert, including work on wild desert tortoises that later sources describe as a classic.
He died in 1964 in an automobile accident near Loveland, Colorado, along with his wife, Grace Atkin Woodbury. Today, he is remembered as a careful field observer and one of the writers and scientists who helped document the natural history of the American Southwest.