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19th-century zoologists

45 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alberto O. TreganzaDesigner · DesignAlberto Owen Treganza, sometimes known as Albert Treganza or A.O. Treganza (March 24, 1876 in Colorado – July 18, 1944 in San Diego, California), was an American architect and ornithologist…
Alexander Emanuel AgassizAuthor · BooksAlexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (December 17, 1835March 27, 1910), was an American scientist and engineer. He was the son of Louis Agassiz and stepson of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz.
Alfred Russel WallaceAuthor · BooksAlfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and illustrator.
Alister HardyAuthor · BooksSir Alister Clavering Hardy FRSE (10 February 1896 – 22 May 1985) was a British marine biologist, an expert on marine ecosystems spanning organisms from zooplankton to whales.
Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsEngraver · PrintsBenjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (8 February 1807 – 27 January 1894) was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in the Crystal…
Charles Haskins TownsendAuthor · BooksCharles Haskins Townsend (September 29, 1859 – January 28, 1944) was an American zoologist and naturalist who served as the director of the New York Aquarium, from 1902 to 1937.
David Starr JordanAuthor · BooksDavid Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career.
Doris Mable CochranIllustrator · IllustrationDoris Mable Cochran (May 18, 1898 – May 22, 1968) was an American herpetologist and custodian of the American Natural Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, for many…
Edward ForbesAuthor · BooksEdward Forbes FRS, FGS (12 February 1815 – 18 November 1854)[1] was a Manx naturalist.
Edward S. MorseAuthor · BooksEdward Morse (disambiguation)Edward Morse
Emil Adolf RossmässlerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Emil Adolf Rossmässler
Frank M. ChapmanPhotographer · PhotographyFrank Michler Chapman (June 12, 1864 – November 15, 1945) was an American ornithologist and pioneering writer of field guides.
Georg KrauseIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Krause with two Aepyornis eggs, an ostrich egg and a hen's egg, c.
George Bird GrinnellAuthor · BooksGeorge Bird Grinnell (September 20, 1849 – April 11, 1938) was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer.
Graceanna LewisArtist · PaintingsGraceanna Lewis (August 3, 1821 – February 25, 1912) was an American naturalist, illustrator, and social reformer.
Hans Hermann BehrAuthor · BooksHans Hermann Behr (August 18, 1818, Köthen – March 6, 1904, San Francisco) was a German-American doctor, entomologist and botanist.
Harold UreyAuthor · BooksHarold Clayton Urey ForMemRS (April 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981) was an American physical chemist who conducted pioneering work on isotopes.
Harry JohnstonPhotographer · PhotographySir Harry Hamilton Johnston GCMG (12 June 1858 – 31 July 1927) was a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who travelled widely across Africa to speak…
Hedley Herbert FinlaysonPhotographer · PhotographyHedley Herbert Finlayson (1895–1991) was an Australian mammalogist, author and photographer.
Henri Gadeau de KervillePhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Henri Gadeau de Kerville (1884)
Henry Fairfield OsbornAuthor · BooksHenry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. (August 8, 1857 – November 6, 1935) was an American paleontologist, geologist and eugenics advocate.
Hermann BurmeisterAuthor · BooksKarl Hermann Konrad Burmeister (also known as Carlos Germán Conrado Burmeister) (15 January 1807 – 2 May 1892) was a German Argentine zoologist, entomologist, herpetologist, botanist, and…
Hialmar RendahlArtist · PaintingsCarl Hialmar Rendahl (born Jönköping 26 December 1891; died Stockholm 2 May 1969) was a Swedish zoologist, cartoonist and painter.
James William AbertAuthor · Maps and atlasesJames William Abert (November 18, 1820 – August 10, 1897) was an American soldier, explorer, bird collector and topographical artist.
Johann BüttikoferPhotographer · PhotographyJohann Büttikofer (9 August 1850 – 24 June 1927) was a Swiss zoologist, who worked at the Blijdorp Zoological Garden in Rotterdam. After his retirement, he settled in Bern, Switzerland.
Johannes François SnellemanPhotographer · PhotographyJohannes François Snelleman (26 December 1852 – 18 May 1938) was a Dutch zoologist, orientalist, ethnographer and museum director. He was a son of Christiaan Snelleman and Sara Lacombe.
John AndersonPhotographer · PhotographyJohn Anderson (4 October 1833 – 15 August 1900) was a Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.
John CassinAuthor · BooksJohn Cassin (September 6, 1813 – January 10, 1869) was an American ornithologist from Pennsylvania.
John GouldIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Gould (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several…
John Witt RandallAuthor · BooksJohn Witt Randall (November 6, 1813 – January 25, 1892) was a minor poet and consulting zoologist to the United States Exploring Expedition but is best known for the collection of drawings…
Julius Theodor Christian RatzeburgAuthor · BooksJulius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg (16 February 1801– 24 October 1871) was a German zoologist, botanist, entomologist, and forester.
Léon BertinIllustrator · IllustrationLéon Bertin (8 April 1896, Paris – 5 February 1956, Saint-Amand-de-Vendôme) was a French zoologist.
Louis Agassiz FuertesArtist · PaintingsLouis Agassiz Fuertes (February 7, 1874 – August 22, 1927) was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist who set the rigorous and current-day standards for ornithological art and…
Marie Firmin BocourtIllustrator · IllustrationMarie Firmin Bocourt (19 April 1819 – 4 February 1904) was a French zoologist and artist.
Mary Cynthia DickersonPhotographer · PhotographyMary Cynthia Dickerson (March 7, 1866 – April 23, 1923) was an American herpetologist and the first curator of herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History, as well as the first…
Mathilde Carmen HertzArtist · SculptureMathilde Carmen Hertz (14 January 1891 – 20 November 1975) was a biologist, and was one of the first influential women scientists in the field of biology and a pioneer in the field of…
Paul KammererPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Kammerer (17 August 1880, in Vienna – 23 September 1926, in Puchberg am Schneeberg) was an Austrian biologist who studied evolutionary theory through the medium of investigation of the…
Princess Theresa of BavariaAuthor · BooksPrincess Therese of Bavaria (Therese Charlotte Marianne Auguste Prinzessin von Bayern;
Ray LankesterAuthor · BooksSir Edwin Ray Lankester (15 May 1847 – 13 August 1929) was a British zoologist.
Raymond Lee DitmarsPerson · Film memorabiliaRaymond Lee Ditmars (June 22, 1876 – May 12, 1942) was an American herpetologist, writer, public speaker and pioneering natural history filmmaker.
Richard Bowdler SharpeAuthor · BooksRichard Bowdler Sharpe (22 November 1847 – 25 December 1909) was an English zoologist and ornithologist who worked as curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of natural…
Robert HartmannAuthor · BooksRobert Hartmann (disambiguation)Robert Hartmann
Roy Chapman AndrewsAuthor · BooksRoy Chapman Andrews (January 26, 1884 – March 11, 1960) was an American explorer, adventurer, and naturalist who became the director of the American Museum of Natural History.
Spencer Fullerton BairdAuthor · BooksSpencer Fullerton Baird (February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and museum curator.
William T. InnesPhotographer · PhotographyWilliam Thornton Innes III, L.H.D. (February 2, 1874 – February 27, 1969) was an American aquarist, author, photographer, printer and publisher.

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