SettingsAmerican naturalists
"Wildman" Steve Brill
Steve "Wildman" Brill is an American self-taught naturalist who is known for his experiences and knowledge on foraging wild plants, fruits, nuts, and mushrooms.
Steve "Wildman" Brill is an American self-taught naturalist who is known for his experiences and knowledge on foraging wild plants, fruits, nuts, and mushrooms.
Adam Kuhn
Adam Kuhn (28 November 1741–5 July 1817) was an American physician and naturalist, and one of the earliest professors of medicine in a North American university.
Adam Kuhn (28 November 1741–5 July 1817) was an American physician and naturalist, and one of the earliest professors of medicine in a North American university.
Albert David Hager
Albert David Hager (1 November 1817 Chester, Vermont - 29 July 1888 Chicago, Illinois) was a United States geologist.
Albert David Hager (1 November 1817 Chester, Vermont - 29 July 1888 Chicago, Illinois) was a United States geologist.
Albert S. Bickmore
Albert Smith Bickmore (March 1, 1839–1914) was an American naturalist and one of the founders of the American Museum of Natural History.
Albert Smith Bickmore (March 1, 1839–1914) was an American naturalist and one of the founders of the American Museum of Natural History.
Aldo Leopold
Aldo Leopold was an American author, scientist, ecologist, forester, and environmentalist.
Aldo Leopold was an American author, scientist, ecologist, forester, and environmentalist.
Alexander Wilson
Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator.
Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator.
Alice Lounsberry
Alice Lounsberry (6 November 1873, New York City - 1949) was an American botanist and author active in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Alice Lounsberry (6 November 1873, New York City - 1949) was an American botanist and author active in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Alpheus Spring Packard
Alpheus Spring Packard, LL.D. (February 19, 1839 – February 14, 1905) was an American entomologist and palaeontologist.
Alpheus Spring Packard, LL.D. (February 19, 1839 – February 14, 1905) was an American entomologist and palaeontologist.
Anna Botsford Comstock
Anna Botsford Comstock (September 1, 1854 – August 24, 1930), was a US artist, educator, conservationist, and a leader of the nature study movement, born in Otto, New York, to Marvin and P...
Anna Botsford Comstock (September 1, 1854 – August 24, 1930), was a US artist, educator, conservationist, and a leader of the nature study movement, born in Otto, New York, to Marvin and P...
Arlo Hemphill
Arlo Hanlin Hemphill is an American explorer, ocean conservationist, and film actor who works as a freelance writer, and consultant.
Arlo Hanlin Hemphill is an American explorer, ocean conservationist, and film actor who works as a freelance writer, and consultant.
Bastiaan Jacob Dirk Meeuse
Bastiaan Jacob Dirk Meeuse, (9 May 1916-27 July 1999), naturalist.
Bastiaan Jacob Dirk Meeuse, (9 May 1916-27 July 1999), naturalist.
Bertram Whittier Wells
Bertram Whittier (B.W.) Wells (1884–1978) was an American botanist and ecologist active in North Carolina.
Bertram Whittier (B.W.) Wells (1884–1978) was an American botanist and ecologist active in North Carolina.
Bohumil Shimek
Bohumil Shimek (June 25, 1861 – January 30, 1937) was an American naturalist, conservationist, and a professor at the University of Iowa.
Bohumil Shimek (June 25, 1861 – January 30, 1937) was an American naturalist, conservationist, and a professor at the University of Iowa.
C. Brooke Worth
Charles Brooke Worth, MD was a naturalist and virologist who worked as a professor at Swathmore College, with the US Army during WWII, and then with the Rockefeller Foundation during the post-w...
Charles Brooke Worth, MD was a naturalist and virologist who worked as a professor at Swathmore College, with the US Army during WWII, and then with the Rockefeller Foundation during the post-w...
Carl Akeley
Carl Ethan Akeley was a taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his contributions to American museums, most notably to the Field Museum of...
Carl Ethan Akeley was a taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his contributions to American museums, most notably to the Field Museum of...
Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences.
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences.
Carl Sharsmith
Carl W. Sharsmith was an American naturalist.
Carl W. Sharsmith was an American naturalist.
Caroline Dormon
Caroline Elizabeth Dormon was a botanist, horticulturist, ornithologist, historian, archeologist, preservationist, naturalist, conservationist, and author from Louisiana.
Caroline Elizabeth Dormon was a botanist, horticulturist, ornithologist, historian, archeologist, preservationist, naturalist, conservationist, and author from Louisiana.
Charles Bendire
Major Charles Emil Bendire (April 27, 1836 – February 4, 1897) was a United States Army soldier and noted ornithologist and oologist.
Major Charles Emil Bendire (April 27, 1836 – February 4, 1897) was a United States Army soldier and noted ornithologist and oologist.
Charles Cleveland Nutting
Charles Cleveland Nutting (May 25, 1858 – January 23, 1927) was an American zoologist, born in Jacksonville, Illinois.
Charles Cleveland Nutting (May 25, 1858 – January 23, 1927) was an American zoologist, born in Jacksonville, Illinois.
Charles Foster Batchelder
Charles Foster Batchelder was an American ornithologist and naturalist.
Charles Foster Batchelder was an American ornithologist and naturalist.
Charles K. Carpenter
Charles K. Carpenter (born in 1872 in Illinois, died in 1948), was a prominent minister in northern Illinois and a charter member of the Illinois State Academy of Science.
Charles K. Carpenter (born in 1872 in Illinois, died in 1948), was a prominent minister in northern Illinois and a charter member of the Illinois State Academy of Science.
Charles Keeler
Charles Augustus Keeler (October 7, 1871 – July 31, 1937) was an American author, poet, naturalist and advocate for the arts, particularly architecture.
Charles Augustus Keeler (October 7, 1871 – July 31, 1937) was an American author, poet, naturalist and advocate for the arts, particularly architecture.
Charles Kellogg (naturalist)
Charles Kellogg (October 2, 1868 – September 5, 1949) was an American vaudeville performer who imitated bird songs, and later a campaigner for the protection of the redwood forests of California.
Charles Kellogg (October 2, 1868 – September 5, 1949) was an American vaudeville performer who imitated bird songs, and later a campaigner for the protection of the redwood forests of California.
Charles McKay
Charles Leslie McKay (April 21, 1855 – April 19, 1883) was an American naturalist and explorer.
Charles Leslie McKay (April 21, 1855 – April 19, 1883) was an American naturalist and explorer.
Charles Pickering (naturalist)
Charles Pickering (November 10, 1805 – March 17, 1878) was an American naturalist.
Charles Pickering (November 10, 1805 – March 17, 1878) was an American naturalist.
Charles W. Leng
Charles William Leng was an American naturalist and historian especially associated with Staten Island, New York, where he was the borough historian from 1923 until the 1930s.
Charles William Leng was an American naturalist and historian especially associated with Staten Island, New York, where he was the borough historian from 1923 until the 1930s.
Charles Willis Ward
Born in Michigan in 1856, Charles Willis Ward was a noted American businessman and conservationist.
Born in Michigan in 1856, Charles Willis Ward was a noted American businessman and conservationist.
Dan James Pantone
Dan James Pantone is an American ecologist and conservationist with a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis.
Dan James Pantone is an American ecologist and conservationist with a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis.
Daniel S. Lehrman
Daniel S. Lehrman was an American naturalist, animal psychologist, ornithologist and comparative psychologist.
Daniel S. Lehrman was an American naturalist, animal psychologist, ornithologist and comparative psychologist.
Darius N. Couch
Darius Nash Couch (July 23, 1822 – February 12, 1897) was an American soldier, businessman, and naturalist.
Darius Nash Couch (July 23, 1822 – February 12, 1897) was an American soldier, businessman, and naturalist.
Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman (born October 7, 1948 in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American author, poet, and naturalist known best for her work A Natural History of the Senses.
Diane Ackerman (born October 7, 1948 in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American author, poet, and naturalist known best for her work A Natural History of the Senses.
Doris Mable Cochran
Doris Mable Cochran was an American herpetologist and custodian of the American Natural Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. for many years.
Doris Mable Cochran was an American herpetologist and custodian of the American Natural Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. for many years.
Doug Elliott
Doug Elliott is a storyteller, herbalist and naturalist whose specialty is the American Appalachians.
Doug Elliott is a storyteller, herbalist and naturalist whose specialty is the American Appalachians.
Doug Peacock
Doug Peacock is an American naturalist, outdoorsman, and author.
Doug Peacock is an American naturalist, outdoorsman, and author.
Douglas Wood (naturalist)
Douglas Wood is an American author
Who is also known as an musician and naturalist.
Douglas Wood is an American author
Who is also known as an musician and naturalist.
E. O. Wilson
Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929) is an American biologist, researcher (sociobiology, biodiversity), theorist (consilience, biophilia), naturalist (conservationist) and author.
Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929) is an American biologist, researcher (sociobiology, biodiversity), theorist (consilience, biophilia), naturalist (conservationist) and author.
Earl Lemley Core
Earl Lemley Core (1902-1984) was a botanist and botanical educator, researcher and author as well as a local West Virginia historian.
Earl Lemley Core (1902-1984) was a botanist and botanical educator, researcher and author as well as a local West Virginia historian.
Edmund Jaeger
Edmund Carroll Jaeger, D.Sc., was an American biologist known for his works on desert ecology.
Edmund Carroll Jaeger, D.Sc., was an American biologist known for his works on desert ecology.
Edward Alexander Preble
Edward Alexander Preble (born in Somerville, Massachusetts on June 11, 1871; died October 4, 1957) was an American naturalist and conservationist.
Edward Alexander Preble (born in Somerville, Massachusetts on June 11, 1871; died October 4, 1957) was an American naturalist and conservationist.
Edward Avery McIlhenny
Edward Avery "Ned" McIlhenny (1872 – 1949), son of Tabasco brand pepper sauce inventor Edmund McIlhenny, was a Louisiana businessman, explorer, and conservationist.
Edward Avery "Ned" McIlhenny (1872 – 1949), son of Tabasco brand pepper sauce inventor Edmund McIlhenny, was a Louisiana businessman, explorer, and conservationist.
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (née Cary) (December 5, 1822 – June 27, 1907) was an American educator, and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College.
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (née Cary) (December 5, 1822 – June 27, 1907) was an American educator, and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College.
Elon Howard Eaton
Elon Howard Eaton sometimes "Elon Eton"
8 October 1866 - 27 March 1934 was an American ornithologist, scholar, and author.
Elon Howard Eaton sometimes "Elon Eton"
8 October 1866 - 27 March 1934 was an American ornithologist, scholar, and author.
Enos Mills
Enos A. Mills (1870–1922) was an American naturalist and homesteader.
Enos A. Mills (1870–1922) was an American naturalist and homesteader.
Ernest Thompson Seton
Ernest Thompson Seton was a Scots-Canadian who became a noted author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America.
Ernest Thompson Seton was a Scots-Canadian who became a noted author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America.
Eugene N. Kozloff
Eugene N. Kozloff (b. 1920) is an American marine biologist and botanist at the Friday Harbor Laboratories on San Juan Island, Washington.
Eugene N. Kozloff (b. 1920) is an American marine biologist and botanist at the Friday Harbor Laboratories on San Juan Island, Washington.
Floyd Schmoe
Floyd W. Schmoe was a Quaker, pacifist and author living in the Seattle, Washington area for most of his life.
Floyd W. Schmoe was a Quaker, pacifist and author living in the Seattle, Washington area for most of his life.
Frances Hamerstrom
Frances "Fran" Hamerstrom (December 16, 1908 - August 29, 1998) was an American author, naturalist and ornithologist known for her work with the greater prairie chicken in Wisconsin, and for her...
Frances "Fran" Hamerstrom (December 16, 1908 - August 29, 1998) was an American author, naturalist and ornithologist known for her work with the greater prairie chicken in Wisconsin, and for her...
Francis Lee Jaques
Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969) was an American wildlife painter.
Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969) was an American wildlife painter.
Francis Mason (missionary)
Francis Mason (April 2, 1799 – 3 March 1874), American missionary and a naturalist, was born in York, England.
Francis Mason (April 2, 1799 – 3 March 1874), American missionary and a naturalist, was born in York, England.
Frederick Albion Ober
Frederick Albion Ober (1849-1913) was an American naturalist and writer.
Frederick Albion Ober (1849-1913) was an American naturalist and writer.
Freeman Tilden
Freeman Tilden was one of the first people to set down the principles and theories of Heritage Interpretation in his 1957 book, Interpreting Our Heritage.
Freeman Tilden was one of the first people to set down the principles and theories of Heritage Interpretation in his 1957 book, Interpreting Our Heritage.
Gene Stratton-Porter
Gene Stratton-Porter was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, and one of the earliest women to form a movie studio and production company.
Gene Stratton-Porter was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, and one of the earliest women to form a movie studio and production company.
George Bird Grinnell
George Bird Grinnell (September 20, 1849 – April 11, 1938) was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer.
George Bird Grinnell (September 20, 1849 – April 11, 1938) was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer.
George Kruck Cherrie
George Kruck Cherrie (1865–1948) was an American naturalist and explorer.
George Kruck Cherrie (1865–1948) was an American naturalist and explorer.
Gilbert Klingel
Gilbert Klingel (1908–1983) was a naturalist, boat-builder, and adventurer, author, and contributor to the Baltimore Sun, for a time affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History in New...
Gilbert Klingel (1908–1983) was a naturalist, boat-builder, and adventurer, author, and contributor to the Baltimore Sun, for a time affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History in New...
Graceanna Lewis
Graceanna Lewis (1821, West Vincent -1912) was an American ornithologist.
Graceanna Lewis (1821, West Vincent -1912) was an American ornithologist.
Harriet Mann Miller
Harriet Mann Miller (1831–1918) was a naturalist, ornithologist and children's writer.
Harriet Mann Miller (1831–1918) was a naturalist, ornithologist and children's writer.
Harry Woodward
Harry Woodward was a US ranger naturalist who, in 1938-9, first described a mathematical relation between the durations and intervals of eruptions from the Old Faithful Geyser.
Harry Woodward was a US ranger naturalist who, in 1938-9, first described a mathematical relation between the durations and intervals of eruptions from the Old Faithful Geyser.
Henry Augustus Ward
Henry Augustus Ward was an American naturalist and geologist, born in Rochester, New York.
Henry Augustus Ward was an American naturalist and geologist, born in Rochester, New York.
Henry Beston
Henry Beston (June 1, 1888 – April 15, 1968) was an American writer and naturalist, best known as the author of The Outermost House, written in 1925.
Henry Beston (June 1, 1888 – April 15, 1968) was an American writer and naturalist, best known as the author of The Outermost House, written in 1925.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist.
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist.
Henry Davis Minot
Henry Davis Minot (1859 – November 14, 1890) was a Massachusetts ornithologist and railroad executive, born near Forest Hills, Massachusetts.
Henry Davis Minot (1859 – November 14, 1890) was a Massachusetts ornithologist and railroad executive, born near Forest Hills, Massachusetts.
Henry James Clark
Henry James Clark, American naturalist; born in Easton, Massachusetts, June 22, 1826; graduated at New York University 1848; became a pupil of Asa Gray at the Cambridge botanical garden; graduat...
Henry James Clark, American naturalist; born in Easton, Massachusetts, June 22, 1826; graduated at New York University 1848; became a pupil of Asa Gray at the Cambridge botanical garden; graduat...
Henry Minot
Henry Davis Minot (1859 – November 14, 1890) was a Massachusetts ornithologist and railroad executive, born near Forest Hills, Massachusetts.
Henry Davis Minot (1859 – November 14, 1890) was a Massachusetts ornithologist and railroad executive, born near Forest Hills, Massachusetts.
Henry Wood Elliott
Henry Wood Elliott was an American watercolor painter, author, and environmentalist whose work primarily focused on Alaskan subjects.
Henry Wood Elliott was an American watercolor painter, author, and environmentalist whose work primarily focused on Alaskan subjects.
Herbert Huntington Smith
Herbert Huntington Smith was an American naturalist and amateur conchologist.
Herbert Huntington Smith was an American naturalist and amateur conchologist.
Hugh M. Raup
Hugh Miller Raup (February 4, 1901 in Springfield, Ohio – August 10, 1995 in Petersham, Massachusetts) was an American botanist, ecologist and geographer working on natural history and natural r...
Hugh Miller Raup (February 4, 1901 in Springfield, Ohio – August 10, 1995 in Petersham, Massachusetts) was an American botanist, ecologist and geographer working on natural history and natural r...
Jack Nisbet
Jack Nisbet is a teacher, naturalist, and writer who lives in Spokane, Washington with his wife and two children.
Jack Nisbet is a teacher, naturalist, and writer who lives in Spokane, Washington with his wife and two children.
James L. Clark
James L. Clark (1883 - 1969) was a distinguished explorer and scientist of the American Museum of Natural History in New York and a former president of the Campfire Club of America.
James L. Clark (1883 - 1969) was a distinguished explorer and scientist of the American Museum of Natural History in New York and a former president of the Campfire Club of America.
Jared Potter Kirtland
Jared Potter Kirtland (November 10, 1793–December 10, 1877) was a naturalist, malacologist, and politician most active in the U.S. state of Ohio, where he served as a probate judge, and in the O...
Jared Potter Kirtland (November 10, 1793–December 10, 1877) was a naturalist, malacologist, and politician most active in the U.S. state of Ohio, where he served as a probate judge, and in the O...
Jean Baptiste Ricord
Jean Baptiste Ricord was a French-American physician.
Jean Baptiste Ricord was a French-American physician.
Jean Worthley
Jean Reese Worthley is a naturalist.
Jean Reese Worthley is a naturalist.
Jesse Wedgwood Mighels
Jesse Wedgwood Mighels was an American naturalist.
Jesse Wedgwood Mighels was an American naturalist.
Jim Harris (naturalist)
James Patrick Harris (born 1954), better known as Jim Harris, is an American naturalist, writer, and artist from El Paso, Texas.
James Patrick Harris (born 1954), better known as Jim Harris, is an American naturalist, writer, and artist from El Paso, Texas.
Joe Muir
Joseph Allen Muir was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Joseph Allen Muir was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Joe Root (Pennsylvania)
Joseph "Joe" Root (1860 – November 1912) was a resident who was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He was considered to be one of America's earliest naturalists.
Joseph "Joe" Root (1860 – November 1912) was a resident who was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He was considered to be one of America's earliest naturalists.
John Bidwell
John Bidwell (August 5, 1819 – April 4, 1900) was known throughout California and across the nation as an important pioneer, farmer, soldier, statesman, politician, prohibitionist and philanthropist.
John Bidwell (August 5, 1819 – April 4, 1900) was known throughout California and across the nation as an important pioneer, farmer, soldier, statesman, politician, prohibitionist and philanthropist.
John Burroughs
John Burroughs was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement.
John Burroughs was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement.
John Clarkson Jay
John Clarkson Jay was a United States physician and conchologist.
John Clarkson Jay was a United States physician and conchologist.
John F. Kieran
John Francis Kieran (August 2, 1892—December 9, 1981) was an American author, journalist, amateur naturalist and radio and television personality.
John Francis Kieran (August 2, 1892—December 9, 1981) was an American author, journalist, amateur naturalist and radio and television personality.
John Gould Anthony
John Gould Anthony was a United States naturalist who became an expert on malacology, the study of mollusks.
John Gould Anthony was a United States naturalist who became an expert on malacology, the study of mollusks.
John Hance
John Hance is thought to be the first non-Native American resident of the Grand Canyon.
John Hance is thought to be the first non-Native American resident of the Grand Canyon.
John Kenneth Terres
John Kenneth Terres (December 17, 1905 – December 8, 2006), was an American naturalist and author.
John Kenneth Terres (December 17, 1905 – December 8, 2006), was an American naturalist and author.
John L. Behler
John L. Behler was an American naturalist, author, and influential activist for saving numerous species of endangered turtles, snakes, and other reptiles.He served as Curator of herpetology at t...
John L. Behler was an American naturalist, author, and influential activist for saving numerous species of endangered turtles, snakes, and other reptiles.He served as Curator of herpetology at t...
John Muir
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.
Josiah Gregg
Josiah Gregg (19 July 1806 – 25 February 1850) was a merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico regions.
Josiah Gregg (19 July 1806 – 25 February 1850) was a merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico regions.
Junius Henderson
Junius Henderson (April 1865November 4, 1937) was the first Curator (a position eventually equivalent to Director) of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, and is considered to b...
Junius Henderson (April 1865November 4, 1937) was the first Curator (a position eventually equivalent to Director) of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, and is considered to b...
Katharine Jeanette Bush
Katharine Jeanette Bush was an American zoologist.
Katharine Jeanette Bush was an American zoologist.
Lester R. Brown
Lester Russel Brown (born March 28, 1934) is a United States environmental analyst, founder of the Worldwatch Institute, and founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit rese...
Lester Russel Brown (born March 28, 1934) is a United States environmental analyst, founder of the Worldwatch Institute, and founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit rese...
Lewis Lindsay Dyche
Lewis Lindsay Dyche (March 20, 1857-January 20, 1915) was a notable naturalist and also the creator of the Panorama of North American Plants and Animals, which was featured in the Kansas Pavilio...
Lewis Lindsay Dyche (March 20, 1857-January 20, 1915) was a notable naturalist and also the creator of the Panorama of North American Plants and Animals, which was featured in the Kansas Pavilio...
Loren Eiseley
Loren Eiseley was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Loren Eiseley was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Louis Agassiz Fuertes (February 7, 1874 Ithaca, New York – August 22, 1927 Unadilla) was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist.
Louis Agassiz Fuertes (February 7, 1874 Ithaca, New York – August 22, 1927 Unadilla) was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist.
Louis François de Pourtalès
Louis François de Pourtalès (1824–1880) was an American naturalist, born at Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Louis François de Pourtalès (1824–1880) was an American naturalist, born at Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Margaret Murie
Margaret Thomas "Mardy" Murie was a naturalist, author, adventurer, and conservationist.
Margaret Thomas "Mardy" Murie was a naturalist, author, adventurer, and conservationist.
Martha Maxwell
Martha Maxwell (1831–1881) was a self-educated naturalist and artist born in Pennsylvania.
Martha Maxwell (1831–1881) was a self-educated naturalist and artist born in Pennsylvania.
Mary Lua Adelia Davis Treat
Mary Lua Adelia Davis (7 September 1830 Trumansburg, New York - 11 April 1923, Pembroke, New York) was a naturalist and correspondent with Charles Darwin.
Mary Lua Adelia Davis (7 September 1830 Trumansburg, New York - 11 April 1923, Pembroke, New York) was a naturalist and correspondent with Charles Darwin.
Mary Vaux Walcott
Mary Morris Vaux Walcott was an American artist and naturalist known for her watercolor paintings of wildflowers.
Mary Morris Vaux Walcott was an American artist and naturalist known for her watercolor paintings of wildflowers.
Maurice Brooks
Maurice Graham Brooks was an American educator and naturalist whose name became synonymous with the natural history of Appalachia.
Maurice Graham Brooks was an American educator and naturalist whose name became synonymous with the natural history of Appalachia.
Mel Cummin
Melville Porter Cummin, popularly known as Mel Cummin, was a magazine illustrator and a newspaper staff artist; a notable cartoonist in the early decades of American comic strips; and a Go...
Melville Porter Cummin, popularly known as Mel Cummin, was a magazine illustrator and a newspaper staff artist; a notable cartoonist in the early decades of American comic strips; and a Go...
Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition also kn...
Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition also kn...
Michael Kudish
Michael Kudish is an author, railroad historian, forester, and retired professor.
Michael Kudish is an author, railroad historian, forester, and retired professor.
Mulford B. Foster
Mulford Bateman Foster (December 25, 1888–August 28, 1978) was a man known by many as the "Father of the Bromeliad" as he was instrumental in the discovery and introduction of many new species o...
Mulford Bateman Foster (December 25, 1888–August 28, 1978) was a man known by many as the "Father of the Bromeliad" as he was instrumental in the discovery and introduction of many new species o...
Murie
Murie is the name of a famed American family of naturalists, brothers Olaus (1889–1963) and Adolph (1899–1974), and their wives Margaret "Mardy" (1902–2003) and Louise (born in 1912).
Murie is the name of a famed American family of naturalists, brothers Olaus (1889–1963) and Adolph (1899–1974), and their wives Margaret "Mardy" (1902–2003) and Louise (born in 1912).
Olaus Murie
Olaus Murie (March 1, 1889 – October 21, 1963), called the "father of modern elk management", was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist who did groundbreaking field research on a va...
Olaus Murie (March 1, 1889 – October 21, 1963), called the "father of modern elk management", was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist who did groundbreaking field research on a va...
Opal Whiteley
Opal Whiteley was an American nature writer and diarist whose childhood journal was first published in 1920 as The Story of Opal in serialized form in the Atlantic Monthly, then later th...
Opal Whiteley was an American nature writer and diarist whose childhood journal was first published in 1920 as The Story of Opal in serialized form in the Atlantic Monthly, then later th...
Patrick Hemingway
Patrick Hemingway is Ernest Hemingway's second son, and the first born to Hemingway's second wife Pauline Pfeiffer.
Patrick Hemingway is Ernest Hemingway's second son, and the first born to Hemingway's second wife Pauline Pfeiffer.
Peter Farb
Peter Farb (1929–1980) was an American author, anthropologist, linguist, ecologist, naturalist, and spokesman for conservation.
Peter Farb (1929–1980) was an American author, anthropologist, linguist, ecologist, naturalist, and spokesman for conservation.
R. W. Wehrle
R. W. Wehrle was a naturalist who resided in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
R. W. Wehrle was a naturalist who resided in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
Rachel Carson
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the glo...
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the glo...
Richard G. Zweifel
Richard George Zweifel (born 1926) is an American herpetologist, who has classified several species in the American Southwest.
Richard George Zweifel (born 1926) is an American herpetologist, who has classified several species in the American Southwest.
Richard Garrigues
Richard Garrigues is a naturalist, writer and videographer, originally from suburban New Jersey, who has lived in Costa Rica since 1981, where he leads birding and natural history tours.
Richard Garrigues is a naturalist, writer and videographer, originally from suburban New Jersey, who has lived in Costa Rica since 1981, where he leads birding and natural history tours.
Richard Proenneke
Richard Louis "Dick" Proenneke was an American naturalist, who lived alone in the high mountains of Alaska at a place called Twin Lakes.
Richard Louis "Dick" Proenneke was an American naturalist, who lived alone in the high mountains of Alaska at a place called Twin Lakes.
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer is Associate Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer is Associate Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Roger A. Caras
Roger A. Caras was an American wildlife photographer, writer, wildlife preservationist and television personality.
Roger A. Caras was an American wildlife photographer, writer, wildlife preservationist and television personality.
Roger Tory Peterson
Roger Tory Peterson was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, and held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th century environmental movement.
Roger Tory Peterson was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, and held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th century environmental movement.
Ronald Rood
Ronald Rood (1920- July 16, 2001) was a Vermont author, naturalist and Vermont Public Radio commentator who wrote over 30 books, including The Loon in My Bathtub, How Do You Spank a Porcup...
Ronald Rood (1920- July 16, 2001) was a Vermont author, naturalist and Vermont Public Radio commentator who wrote over 30 books, including The Loon in My Bathtub, How Do You Spank a Porcup...
Samuel Botsford Buckley
Samuel Botsford Buckley (May 9, 1809 – February 18, 1884) was an American botanist, geologist, and naturalist.
Samuel Botsford Buckley (May 9, 1809 – February 18, 1884) was an American botanist, geologist, and naturalist.
Samuel Kneeland (naturalist)
Samuel Kneeland (1 August 1821 Boston, Massachusetts – 27 September 1888 Hamburg, Germany) was a naturalist of the United States.
Samuel Kneeland (1 August 1821 Boston, Massachusetts – 27 September 1888 Hamburg, Germany) was a naturalist of the United States.
Samuel Stehman Haldeman
Samuel Stehman Haldeman (August 12, 1812 – September 10, 1880), American naturalist and philologist, was born at Locust Grove, Pennsylvania.
Samuel Stehman Haldeman (August 12, 1812 – September 10, 1880), American naturalist and philologist, was born at Locust Grove, Pennsylvania.
Spencer Fullerton Baird
Spencer Fullerton Baird was an American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist and museum curator.
Spencer Fullerton Baird was an American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist and museum curator.
Steve Brill
Steve "Wildman" Brill is an American naturalist.
Steve "Wildman" Brill is an American naturalist.
Steve Katz (politician)
Dr. Stephen M. "Steve" Katz (born August 11, 1953) is an American veterinarian, business owner and politician from Mohegan Lake, New York.
Dr. Stephen M. "Steve" Katz (born August 11, 1953) is an American veterinarian, business owner and politician from Mohegan Lake, New York.
Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, author and scriptwriter who writes for children as well as adults.
Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, author and scriptwriter who writes for children as well as adults.
Terri Irwin
Theresa Penelope "Terri" Irwin, AM (born July 20, 1964) is an Australian-based, American-born naturalist, author, the widow of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin and owner of Australia Zoo at Bee...
Theresa Penelope "Terri" Irwin, AM (born July 20, 1964) is an Australian-based, American-born naturalist, author, the widow of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin and owner of Australia Zoo at Bee...
Theodore Payne
Theodore Payne was born in Northamptonshire, England on June 19, 1872 and served an apprenticeship in horticulture.
Theodore Payne was born in Northamptonshire, England on June 19, 1872 and served an apprenticeship in horticulture.
Thomas Say
Thomas Say (June 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834) was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist.
Thomas Say (June 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834) was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist.
Titian Peale
Titian Ramsay Peale (November 2, 1799 – March 13, 1885) was a noted American artist, naturalist, entomologist and photographer.
Titian Ramsay Peale (November 2, 1799 – March 13, 1885) was a noted American artist, naturalist, entomologist and photographer.
Tom Brown (naturalist)
Tom Brown, Jr. (born January 29, 1950) is an American naturalist, wilderness tracker and the author of numerous books, including a series of field guides.
Tom Brown, Jr. (born January 29, 1950) is an American naturalist, wilderness tracker and the author of numerous books, including a series of field guides.
Volney Rogers
Volney Rogers (December 1, 1846 – December 3, 1919) was a lawyer in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, who is known for his role in transforming Mill Creek "hollow" into one of the nation's ...
Volney Rogers (December 1, 1846 – December 3, 1919) was a lawyer in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, who is known for his role in transforming Mill Creek "hollow" into one of the nation's ...
William Beebe
William Beebe, born Charles William Beebe was an American biologist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author.
William Beebe, born Charles William Beebe was an American biologist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author.
William Butts Mershon
William Butts Mershon was an author and businessman.
William Butts Mershon was an author and businessman.
William Clark (explorer)
William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor.
William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor.
William Gambel
William Gambel (1823 – December 13, 1849) was an American naturalist and collector.
William Gambel (1823 – December 13, 1849) was an American naturalist and collector.
William Gladstone Steel
William Gladstone Steel (September 7, 1854 – October 21, 1934), called the "father of Crater Lake", referring to the creation of Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, United States.
William Gladstone Steel (September 7, 1854 – October 21, 1934), called the "father of Crater Lake", referring to the creation of Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, United States.
William Hamilton Gibson
William Hamilton Gibson (October 5, 1850 - July 16, 1896) was an American illustrator, author and naturalist.
William Hamilton Gibson (October 5, 1850 - July 16, 1896) was an American illustrator, author and naturalist.
William Louis Abbott
William Louis Abbott was a wealthy American medical doctor, explorer, ornithologist and field naturalist.
William Louis Abbott was a wealthy American medical doctor, explorer, ornithologist and field naturalist.
William T. Davis
William Thompson Davis (1862 – 1945) was an American naturalist, entomologist, and historian especially associated with Staten Island in New York City.
William Thompson Davis (1862 – 1945) was an American naturalist, entomologist, and historian especially associated with Staten Island in New York City.
Wilmer Tanner
Wilmer Webster Tanner (born ) is an American zoologist.
Wilmer Webster Tanner (born ) is an American zoologist.
Wilson Popenoe
Wilson Popenoe (March 9, 1892 – 1975) son of Fred O. Popenoe and brother of Paul Popenoe, was a United States Department of Agriculture employee and plant explorer.
Wilson Popenoe (March 9, 1892 – 1975) son of Fred O. Popenoe and brother of Paul Popenoe, was a United States Department of Agriculture employee and plant explorer.
Zadock Thompson
Zadock Thompson (1796-1856), a famous Vermont naturalist, professor, and Episcopal priest, was born in Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont on 23 May 1796 and died in Burlington, Chittenden Coun...
Zadock Thompson (1796-1856), a famous Vermont naturalist, professor, and Episcopal priest, was born in Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont on 23 May 1796 and died in Burlington, Chittenden Coun...