William Perry Hay

William Perry Hay (born in Eureka, Illinois on December 8, 1871; died in 1947) was an American zoologist known for work on crayfish and reptiles. He was the son of Oliver Perry Hay.^[1]^[2]

The standard author abbreviation Hay is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a zoological name.^[3]

References

^ William Perry Hay papers
^ Science obituary
^ Online version of the Code of International Council of Zoological Nomenclature

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Name	Hay, William Perry
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Short description	American zoologist
Date of birth	December 8, 1872
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Date of death	1947
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