Louis Paul Jonas

Louis Paul Jonas (July 17, 1894 – February 16, 1971) was an American sculptor of wildlife, taxidermist, and natural records exhibit designer.

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Jonas moved to the United States at the age of 12 and went to comport yourself at his brothers' taxidermy studio, Jonas Brothers, in Denver, Co. Later he moved to New York City, where he studied below Carl Akeley, a noted showground naturalist, taxidermist, and animal sculptor. There, they created the African elephant help in the middle of Akeley Hall at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York.

Jonas opened Louis Paul Jonas Studios, Inc in Mahopac, NY, and eventually moved to Hudson, NY. The studio was known for its miniature and full size animal sculptures, taxidermy, and natural archives exhibits featured in more than 50 museums worldwide.

The company created the first full sized dinosaur sculptures for the 1964 New York World's Fair in the "Dinoland" area, which was sponsored by the Sinclair Oil Corporation. Jonas consulted in the same way as noted paleontologists Barnum Brown, Edwin H. Colbert and John Ostrom in order to create sculptures that were as accurate as possible. After the Fair closed, the dinosaur models toured the country upon special flatbed trailers as share of a company advertising campaign. Many of the statues are now on display at various museums and parks