Lewis Lindsay Dyche (March 20, 1857 – January 20, 1915) was a naturalist. He was the creator of Panorama of North American Plants and Animals, which was featured in the Kansas Pavilion at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.[1] His taxidermy is housed at The University of Kansas' (KU) Natural History Museum in Lawrence, Kansas. Also at KU is the U.S. Army's lone survivor on the field of the Battle of Little Big Horn. He was a Horse Comanche, which the Army asked Dyche to stuff for their display.[2]

Lewis Lindsay Dyche
Lewis Lindsay Dyche
Born(1857-03-20)March 20, 1857
DiedJanuary 20, 1915(1915-01-20) (aged 57)
OccupationsNaturalist, Taxidermist
Notable workPanorama of North American Plants and Animals

Early life

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Dyche was born in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia (then in Virginia).[3][4]

He died in Topeka, Kansas on January 20, 1915.[5]

Dyche gave his name to the Liberty ship SS Lewis L. Dyche

Works

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See also

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References

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  1. "The Panorama". https. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  2. "Comanche". https. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 556.
  4. Wilson, Guy West (1917). "LEWIS LINDSEY DYCHE". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 28: 355–362 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. "Pref. Lewis Lindsay Dyche Died Yesterday in Topeka". Lawrence Journal-World. February 21, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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