Naturalist

Explore the profiles of acclaimed scientists, authors, conservationists, and environmentalists who have made significant contributions to the field of natural history. Learn about their groundbreaking discoveries, inspiring writings, and tireless efforts to protect our planet's natural wonders.

Alberto Angela
Alberto Angela
Italy
Italian paleontologist, naturalist, popularizer of science, writer, TV presenter.
Georg Schaffer
Georg Schaffer
Brazil
German traveler, naturalist, adventurer
Henry Labonne
Henry Labonne
France
French naturalist
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai
Kenya
Kenyan ecologist, professor, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2004
Terri Irwin
Terri Irwin
USA
American naturalist, author, widow of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin
Jim Corbett
Jim Corbett
Great Britain
English hunter, conservationist, naturalist, writer.
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
Switzerland
Swiss naturalist and teacher, follower of J. Cuvier
William Bartram
William Bartram
USA
American naturalist
Karl Hoffmann
Karl Hoffmann
Germany
German physician and naturalist.
Konrad Lawrence
Konrad Lawrence
Austria
Famous biologist and ethologist, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1973famous biologist and ethologist, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1973
Johann Julius Walbaum
Johann Julius Walbaum
Germany
German physician, naturalist, zoologist and taxonomist
Hans Sloane
Hans Sloane
Great Britain
British physician and naturalist.
Hugh Cuming
Hugh Cuming
Great Britain
British naturalist, malacologist
Stanislav Undzill
Stanislav Undzill
Lithuania
Scientist, naturalist and teacher
George Brettingham Sowerby II
George Brettingham Sowerby II
Great Britain
British naturalist, illustrator and conchologist
Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank
USA
American breeder
Engelbert Kampfer
Engelbert Kampfer
Germany
German traveler and naturalist
John Bartram
John Bartram
USA
American naturalist.
Paul Rosolie
Paul Rosolie
USA
American naturalist
Carl Peter Thunberg
Carl Peter Thunberg
Sweden
Swedish naturalist
Pieter Boddaert
Pieter Boddaert
Netherlands
Dutch physician and naturalist
Thomas Barbour
Thomas Barbour
USA
Naturalist, herpetologist, professor and director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University
Tom Brown. Jr.
Tom Brown. Jr.
USA
American naturalist, author of numerous autobiographical books.
Loren Eiseley
Loren Eiseley
USA
One of America's most celebrated contemporary essayists
Iosif Laurenti
Iosif Laurenti
Austria
Austrian naturalist of Italian origin.
Joseph Philippe Clairville
Joseph Philippe Clairville
Switzerland
Swiss naturalist
Louis Daubenton
Louis Daubenton
France
French naturalist
Clarke Abel
Clarke Abel
Great Britain
British physician, naturalist, botanist and zoologist, researcher of the flora and fauna of China, India, Indonesia
Wilhelm Peters
Wilhelm Peters
Germany
German naturalist, zoologist, anatomist and discoverer.
Antonio Vallisneri
Antonio Vallisneri
Italy
Italian naturalist
Rob Bredl
Rob Bredl
Australia
Famous naturalist
William Griffith
William Griffith
Great Britain
English physician, naturalist and botanist
Joseph Deniker
Joseph Deniker
France
French naturalist and anthropologist
Alfred Brehm
Alfred Brehm
Germany
German zoologist and traveler, author of the famous popular science work “Animal Life”.
George Brettingham Sowerby I
George Brettingham Sowerby I
Great Britain
British naturalist, illustrator and conchologist
George Beals Schaller
George Beals Schaller
USA
American ethologist and writer
Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley
Great Britain
English zoologist and educator
Lazaro Spallanzani
Lazaro Spallanzani
Italy
Italian naturalist and physicist
James Hector
James Hector
Great Britain
British scientist, naturalist, physician.
Peter Artedi
Peter Artedi
Sweden
The famous Swedish naturalist
Ernest Thompson Seton
Ernest Thompson Seton
Canada
Canadian writer, naturalist, animal artist
John Burroughs
John Burroughs
USA
American writer, artist, naturalist and philosopher.
Joy Adamson
Joy Adamson
Great Britain
Naturalist, writer, animal activist
Cornelis Jansen
Cornelis Jansen
Netherlands
Dutch theologian
Soren Abildgaard
Soren Abildgaard
Denmark
Danish naturalist, writer and illustrator
Carl Hagenbeck
Carl Hagenbeck
Germany
Creator of zoos and animal circuses
Vasiliy Dokuchaev
Vasiliy Dokuchaev
Russia
An outstanding natural scientist. Dokuchaev's ideas influenced the development of physical geography, forestry, land reclamation and other sciences.
Antoni van Levenguk
Antoni van Levenguk
Netherlands
Naturalist
Marcus Elieser Bloch
Marcus Elieser Bloch
Germany
German physician and naturalist, ichthyologist.
Remigiusz Ladowski
Remigiusz Ladowski
Poland
Polish naturalist