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Angus M. (Angus Munn) Woodbury
1886–1964
A Utah naturalist who turned close observation of the desert into clear, lasting writing, he helped readers see Zion and the wider Southwest with a scientist’s eye and a storyteller’s sense of place. His work bridged zoology, ecology, and local history in a way that still feels vivid.
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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, ecologist, and writer whose career was deeply tied to the landscapes of the Southwest. He studied and later taught biology, spending more than twenty years as a professor at the University of Utah while also building a reputation as a careful field observer.
Woodbury is especially remembered for his long connection with Zion National Park, where he worked for many years as a ranger-naturalist. His published work ranged across reptiles, birds, insects, ecology, and Utah history, and sources describe him as the author of more than 100 publications. That mix of scientific discipline and regional knowledge helped make his writing valuable both to specialists and to general readers curious about the natural world.
He died in 1964 in an automobile accident in Colorado, along with his wife, Grace Atkin Woodbury. Today, archival collections and biographical records preserve the breadth of his work as a naturalist, teacher, and chronicler of the American West.