Charles James Korinek

Charles James Korinek was a veterinary author best known for The Veterinarian, a guide first published in the 1910s and later preserved by projects such as Project Gutenberg and the Internet Archive. Catalog records also link him to Notes on Veterinary Anatomy and to Diseases of Domestic Animals and Poultry, which was written with A. W. Korinek.

The biographical details that can be confirmed from the available records are limited, but library and book sources consistently identify him as born in 1880. Material associated with his veterinary writing describes him as a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College in affiliation with the University of Toronto, and as having served in Oregon veterinary work, including service as Oregon State Veterinarian under two governors.

His books were written in a practical, instructional style rather than a literary one. They aimed to put usable knowledge in the hands of farmers, stock owners, and animal-care workers, which helps explain why his work has continued to circulate in reprints and public-domain editions.