# Harry M. Wegeforth

> Harry Milton Wegeforth was an American physician who founded the Zoological Society of San Diego and the San Diego Zoo. As a doctor he operated a thriving practice in San Diego, served briefly as president of the City Board of Health and as a surgeon for the San Diego and Arizona Railway, and established a hospital and clinic in the city's downtown district. He is best known, however, for founding the Zoological Society, which grew out of his involvement with the Panama-California Exposition in 1916, and for being the driving force behind the creation and early growth of the zoo.

*American physician; founder of San Diego Zoo (1882-1941)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1882-01-07
- **Died:** 1941-06-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Harry Milton Wegeforth was an American physician who founded the Zoological Society of San Diego and the San Diego Zoo. As a doctor he operated a thriving practice in San Diego, served briefly as president of the City Board of Health and as a surgeon for the San Diego and Arizona Railway, and established a hospital and clinic in the city's downtown district. He is best known, however, for founding the Zoological Society, which grew out of his involvement with the Panama-California Exposition in 1916, and for being the driving force behind the creation and early growth of the zoo.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 66.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Harry M. Wegeforth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_M._Wegeforth)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5670820)

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