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American zoologists

32 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.
Alexander WilsonAuthor · BooksAlexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator.
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.
Constantine Samuel RafinesqueArtist · PaintingsConstantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (kɔ̃stɑ̃tin(ə) samɥɛl ʁafinɛsk(ə)ʃmalts) (22 October 1783 – 18 September 1840) was a French polymath of the early 19th century.
David G. HaskellAuthor · BooksDavid George Haskell is a British and American biologist and writer. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist in General Nonfiction.
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.
Dian FosseyAuthor · BooksDian Fossey (January 16, 1932 – December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her…
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 S. MorseAuthor · BooksEdward Morse (disambiguation)Edward Morse
Frank M. ChapmanPhotographer · PhotographyFrank Michler Chapman (June 12, 1864 – November 15, 1945) was an American ornithologist and pioneering writer of field guides.
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.
Greg GraffinPerson · Music memorabiliaGregory Walter Graffin (born November 6, 1964) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist and only constant member of the punk band Bad Religion, which he co-founded in 1980.
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.
Henry Fairfield OsbornAuthor · BooksHenry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. (August 8, 1857 – November 6, 1935) was an American paleontologist, geologist and eugenics advocate.
James WatsonAuthor · BooksJames Dewey Watson (April 6, 1928 – November 6, 2025) was an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist.
James William AbertAuthor · Maps and atlasesJames William Abert (November 18, 1820 – August 10, 1897) was an American soldier, explorer, bird collector and topographical artist.
John AbbotIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Abbot (1751c. 1840) was an American naturalist and artist.
John CassinAuthor · BooksJohn Cassin (September 6, 1813 – January 10, 1869) was an American ornithologist from Pennsylvania.
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…
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…
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…
Rachel CarsonAuthor · BooksRachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited…
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.
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.
Temple GrandinAuthor · BooksMary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic, inventor, and ethologist.
Titian PealePhotographer · PhotographyTitian Ramsay Peale (November 17, 1799 – March 13, 1885) was an American artist, naturalist, and explorer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
William BartramAuthor · BooksWilliam Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American naturalist, writer and explorer.
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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