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Richard W. (Richard West) Hickman
1852–1926
A little-known American writer from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, remembered today mainly through public-domain records and digital library listings. Surviving information is sparse, which gives his work the feel of a rediscovered corner of print history.
1 Audiobook
Special report on diseases of cattle
by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry, V. T. (Vickers T.) Atkinson, Dr. (William) Dickson, A. (Adolph) Eichhorn, Richard W. (Richard West) Hickman, James Law, (Dr.) (William Herbert) Lowe, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight) Marsh, John R. (John Robbins) Mohler, A. J. (Alexander James) Murray, Leonard Pearson, Brayton Howard Ransom, M. R. (Milton R.) Trumbower, Dr. (Benjamin Tilghman) Woodward
About the author
Richard W. Hickman, also listed as Richard West Hickman, lived from 1852 to 1926. Reliable biographical information about him appears to be very limited, and the clearest details currently available are his name variants and life dates.
He is notable today largely because his name survives in reference works and online library catalogs rather than through a widely documented public life. That kind of paper trail is common for lesser-known authors of his era, whose work can outlast the personal record.
Because the available sources found here do not provide enough confirmed detail about his background, career, or major publications, it is best to treat him as an obscure historical author and avoid overstating the facts.