This category contains sub-categories and profiles of individuals associated with the study of natural history or life sciences.
Categories: Scientists
Subcategories (3)
Person Profiles (70)
A
Frances Abbott 18 Aug 1857 Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 21 Sep 1939
Jean Audubon 26 Apr 1785 Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue - 27 Jan 1851
B
John Bachman 04 Feb 1790 Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States - 24 Feb 1874
Benjamin Banneker 09 Nov 1731 Baltimore County, Maryland - 09 Oct 1806
John Bartram 23 Mar 1699 Darby Township, Pennsylvania - 22 Sep 1777
William Bartram 20 Apr 1739 Kingsessing, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 22 Jul 1823
Charles Beebe 29 Jul 1877 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 04 Jun 1962
Elizabeth (Blachrie) Blackwell bef 22 Jun 1707 Aberdeenshire, Scotland - abt 1758
Rachel Bruce 13 Apr 1899 Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 26 Oct 1960
Edwin Bryan 13 Apr 1898 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Jul 1985
Bertie (Burr) Dawes 06 Aug 1872 Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States - 08 Feb 1958
C
Archibald Carr 16 Jun 1909 Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States - 21 May 1987
Elizabeth (Cary) Agassiz 05 Dec 1822 Boston, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Jun 1907
David Challinor 11 Jul 1920 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 05 Mar 2008
Robert Cunningham 27 Mar 1841 Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 14 Jul 1918
D
Gordon Day 25 Oct 1911 Albany, Orleans, Vermont, United States - 11 Aug 1993
Harvey Djerf 23 Jan 1922 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 01 Sep 2018
E
Eliza (Elder) Brightwen 30 Oct 1830 Banff, Banffshire, Scotland - 05 May 1906
F
Louise Vendela Augusta Jana Hillevid (Flach) Lawrence 30 Jan 1894 Svensksund, Konungsund, Östergötland, Sweden - Apr 1992
Johann Georg Adam Forster 26 Nov 1754 Nassenhuben, Westpreußen, Preußen, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 10 Jan 1794
Johann Reinhold Forster 22 Oct 1729 Dirschau, West Prussia, Prussia, Germany - 09 Dec 1798
Percy (Fowler) Taverner 10 Jun 1875 Guelph, Ontario, Canada - 09 May 1947
Johann Carl Fuhlrott 31 Dec 1803 Leinefelde, Birkungen, Eichsfeld, Preußen, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 17 Oct 1877
G
William (Gamble) Gambel Jun 1823 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Dec 1849
G cont.
Philip Gosse 06 Apr 1810 Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom - 23 Aug 1888
David Graham 21 Mar 1884 Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States - 16 Sep 1961
H
Carol (Hardin) Kimball 23 Apr 1935 New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA - 05 Jun 2002
Francis Harper 17 Nov 1886 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 17 Nov 1972
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander (Humboldt) von Humboldt 14 Sep 1769 Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 06 May 1859
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Weldon Keller 28 Nov 1920 Kisumu, Kisumu, Kenya - 20 Jul 1997
L
William Lishman 12 Feb 1939 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 30 Dec 2017
John Livingston 10 Nov 1923 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada - 17 Jan 2006
M
Alexander Macleay 24 Jun 1767 Ross-shire, Scotland - 18 Jul 1848
Eugène Nielen Marais 09 Jan 1871 Daspoort, Pretoria, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic - 29 Mar 1936
Thomas McCulloch 1776 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland - 09 Sep 1843
John Muir 21 Apr 1838 Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom - 24 Dec 1914
O
Lorenz (Okenfuß) Oken 01 Aug 1779 Bohlsbach, Offenburg, Amt Offenburg, Baden - 11 Aug 1851
Charles Orcutt 27 Apr 1864 Hartland, Windsor, Vermont, United States - 25 Aug 1929
P
Ruth (Patrick) Van Dusen 26 Nov 1907 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States - 23 Sep 2013
Titian Peale 02 Nov 1799 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Mar 1885
Edward Pescott 11 Dec 1872 Geelong, Victoria, Australia - 31 Jul 1954
Roger Peterson 28 Aug 1908 Jamestown, New York, USA - 28 Jul 1996
Charles Pickering 10 Nov 1805 Oakland Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Mar 1878
Cora (Pinkley) Call 28 Apr 1892 Winona Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States - 02 Apr 1966
Ellen (Powell) Thompson 1840 Jackson, Ohio, United States - 12 Mar 1911
Frederic Putnam 16 Apr 1839 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Aug 1915
R
Enid (Reeve) Benson 27 May 1883 Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, United States - 11 Feb 1966
R cont.
Mary (Rice) Niles 15 Jun 1880 Virginia, United States - 13 Apr 1959
Alexander Ross 13 Dec 1832 Belleville, Hastings, Upper Canada - 27 Oct 1897
Olof Rudbeck 11 Dec 1630 Västerås, Västmanland, Sverige - 17 Sep 1702
S
Michel Sarrazin 03 Sep 1659 Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, Bourgogne, France - 08 Sep 1734
Jules Schaeffer 01 Feb 1875 Strelitz Alt, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany - 15 Nov 1950
Gustaaf Schlegel 30 Sep 1840 Oegstgeest, South Holland, Netherlands - 15 Oct 1903
Winslow Shaughnessy 1930s - 2010s
Henry Shimer 21 Sep 1828 Vincent Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Jul 1895
Alexander Skutch 20 May 1904 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 12 May 2004
Robert Stebbins 31 Mar 1915 Butte, California, United States - 23 Sep 2013
Geneva (Stratton) Stratton-Porter 17 Aug 1863 Lagro Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States - 06 Dec 1924
Samuel Stutchbury 15 Jan 1798 London, England - 12 Feb 1859
Carl Swartzlow 20 Dec 1901 Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States - 27 Oct 1987
T
Edwin Teale 02 Jun 1899 Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States - 18 Oct 1980
Abbott Thayer 12 Aug 1849 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 29 May 1921
James Thompson 09 Sep 1844 Fairfield, Franklin, Indiana, USA - 15 Feb 1901
V
Hendrik (van Rygersma) van Rijgersma 05 Jan 1835 Lemsterland, Friesland, Nederland - 04 Mar 1877
Mary (Vaux) Walcott 31 Jul 1860 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Aug 1940
Alfred Max Vogel 26 Oct 1902 Aesch, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland - 01 Oct 1996
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Alfred Wallace 08 Jan 1823 Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, Wales - 07 Nov 1913
Gustav Weindorfer 23 Feb 1874 Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria - 05 May 1932
Gilbert White 15 Feb 1650 Oxfordshire, England - 13 Feb 1727
Edgar Wood 02 Jun 1907 New York City, New York, United States of America - 25 Jul 1998