J. August Beck

Date of Birth: 1889
Date of Death: August 12, 1939
Place of Birth: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Burial Place: Williamsport, Pennsylvania

John August Beck was a prominent sportsman and private commercial taxidermist in Pennsylvania who was president Theodore Roosevelt’s taxidermist. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania Game Commission under Governor Fisher.

Newspaper clipping form the Oct 22, 1914 Williamsport Sun-Gazette.