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American naturalists

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

Abbott Handerson ThayerArtist · PaintingsAbbott Handerson Thayer (August 12, 1849May 29, 1921) was an American painter, naturalist, and teacher.
Aldo LeopoldAuthor · BooksAldo Leopold (January 11, 1887 – April 21, 1948) was an American writer, philosopher, naturalist, scientist, ecologist, forester, professor, conservationist, and environmentalist.
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.
Alexander WilsonAuthor · BooksAlexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator.
Barry LopezPhotographer · PhotographyBarry Holstun Lopez (January 6, 1945 – December 25, 2020) was an American essayist, nature writer, and fiction writer whose work is known for its humanitarian and environmental concerns.
Carl AkeleyPhotographer · PhotographyCarl Ethan Akeley (May 19, 1864 – November 17, 1926) was a pioneering American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his…
Charles KeelerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Keeler circa 1895
Donella MeadowsAuthor · BooksDonella Hager "Dana" Meadows (March 13, 1941 – February 20, 2001) was an American environmental scientist, educator, and writer.
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…
Elizabeth Cabot AgassizAuthor · BooksElizabeth Cabot Agassiz (pseudonym, Actaea; Cary; December 5, 1822 – June 27, 1907) was an American educator, naturalist, writer, and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe…
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.
Ivan T. SandersonAuthor · BooksIvan Terence Sanderson (January 30, 1911 – February 19, 1973) was a British biologist and writer born in Edinburgh, Scotland, who became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
John AbbotIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Abbot (1751c. 1840) was an American naturalist and artist.
John BurroughsAuthor · BooksJohn Burroughs (April 3, 1837 – March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the conservation movement in the United States.
Lester Russell BrownAuthor · BooksLester Russel Brown (born March 28, 1934) is an American environmental analyst, founder of the Worldwatch Institute, and founder and former president of the Earth Policy Institute, a…
Loren EiseleyAuthor · BooksLoren Eiseley (September 3, 1907 – July 9, 1977) was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the…
Mary Hunter AustinAuthor · BooksMary Hunter Austin (September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934) was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903)…
Mary Jobe AkeleyPhotographer · PhotographyMary Jobe Akeley (January 29, 1878 – January 19, 1966) was an American explorer, author, mountaineer, and photographer.
Rubens PealeArtist · PaintingsRubens Peale (May 4, 1784 – July 17, 1865) was an American museum administrator and artist. Rubens Peale was born in Philadelphia, he was the son of artist-naturalist Charles Willson Peale.
Sara Louisa OberholtzerAuthor · BooksSara Louisa Oberholtzer (Vickers; May 20, 1841 – February 2, 1930) was an American poet, activist, and economist.
Spencer Fullerton BairdAuthor · BooksSpencer Fullerton Baird (February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and museum curator.
Titian PealePhotographer · PhotographyTitian Ramsay Peale (November 17, 1799 – March 13, 1885) was an American artist, naturalist, and explorer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wallace StegnerAuthor · BooksWallace Earle Stegner (February 18, 1909 – April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, writer, environmentalist, and historian. He was often called "The Dean of Western Writers".
Walter A. WeberDesigner · Modern designWalter Alois Weber (May 23, 1906 - January 10, 1979) was an American mammalogist, animal artist, and illustrator for National Geographic.
William BartramAuthor · BooksWilliam Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American naturalist, writer and explorer.

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