Some Biogeographers, Evolutionists and Ecologists:
Chrono-Biographical Sketches


Listing by Country*


Australia

  • Andrewartha, Herbert G. (Australia 1907-1992) animal ecology, entomology
  • Gentilli, Joseph Hefetz (Italy-Australia 1912-2000) climatology, geography
  • Harrison, Launcelot (Australia 1880-1928) zoology
  • Hedley, Charles (England-Australia 1862-1926) malacology
  • Nicholson, Alexander John (England-Australia 1895-1969) population biology, entomology, science adminstration
  • Oliver, Walter Reginald Brook (Australia-New Zealand 1883-1957) natural history, museology
  • Tate, Ralph (England-Australia 1840-1901) geology, botany
  • Whitley, Gilbert Percy (Australia 1903-1975) ichthyology
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    Austria

  • Just, Theodor Karl (Austria-United States 1904-1960) paleobotany
  • Kerner von Marilaun, Anton Joseph (Austria 1831-1898) botany, systematics, ecology
  • Neumayr, Melchior (Germany-Austria 1845-1890) invertebrate paleontology, geology
  • Schmarda, Ludwig K. (Austria 1819-1908) zoology
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    Belgium

  • Bequaert, Joseph Charles (Belgium-United States 1886-1982) malacology
  • Boulenger, George Albert (Belgium-England 1858-1937) ichthyology, herpetology
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    Brazil

  • Ihering, Hermann von (Germany-Brazil 1850-1930) paleontology, malacology

    • Canada

  • Beirne, Bryan (Ireland-Canada 1918-1998) entomology
  • Clark, Andrew Hill (Canada-United States 1911-1975) historical geography
  • Dawson, George Mercer (Canada 1849-1901) geology, anthropology
  • Fry, Frederick Ernest Joseph (England-Canada 1908-1989) physiology, ecology, limnology, fisheries science
  • Hewitt, Charles Gordon (England-Canada 1885-1920) entomology, conservation
  • Marie-Victorin, Frère (aka Conrad Kirouac) (Canada 1885-1944) botany, floristics
  • Matthew, William Diller (Canada-United States 1871-1930) vertebrate paleontology, zoogeography
  • Murray, Sir John (Canada-Scotland 1841-1914) oceanography
  • Rand, Austin Loomer (Canada-United States 1905-1982) ornithology, mammalogy
  • Seton, Ernest Thompson (England-Canada-United States 1860-1946) natural history, illustration: try Google!
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    Denmark

  • Clausen, Jens Christen (Denmark-United States 1891-1969) ecological genetics, botany
  • Krogh, (Schack) August (Steenberg) (Denmark 1874-1949) physiology, zoology
  • Raunkiær, Christen (Denmark 1860-1938) plant ecology
  • Salomonsen, Finn (Denmark 1909-1983) ornithology
  • Schouw, Joakim Frederik (Denmark 1789-1852) phytogeography
  • Warming, Johannes Eugenius Bülow (Denmark 1841-1924) plant ecology
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    Egypt

  • Aleem, Anwar (Egypt 1918-1996) marine biology

    • England

  • Adamson, Robert Stephen (England-South Africa 1885-1965) botany, phytogeography
  • Arber, Agnes R. (England 1879-1960) plant morphology
  • Barton, John (England 1789-1852) economics
  • Bates, Henry Walter (England 1825-1892) entomology, evolutionary biology, field biology
  • Beddard, Frank E. (England 1858-1925) zoology
  • Belt, Thomas (England 1832-1878) geology
  • Bland, Thomas (England-United States 1809-1885) malacology
  • Blanford, William Thomas (England 1832-1905) geology, zoology
  • Blyth, Edward (England 1810-1873) natural history
  • Boulenger, George Albert (Belgium-England 1858-1937) ichthyology, herpetology
  • Bower, Frederick Orpen (England 1855-1948) botany
  • Brooks, Charles Ernest Pelham (England 1888-1957) climatology
  • Buxton, Patrick Alfred (England 1892-1955) medical entomology
  • Darwin, Charles (England 1809-1882) evolutionary biology, natural history: try Google!
  • Elton, Charles Sutherland (England 1900-1991) ecology
  • Fisher, Ronald Aylmer (England 1890-1962) genetics, mathematical statistics
  • Forbes, Edward (England 1815-1854) geology, zoology, oceanography
  • Forster, Johann Reinhold (Germany-England 1729-1798) natural history
  • Fry, Frederick Ernest Joseph (England-Canada 1908-1989) physiology, ecology, limnology, fisheries science
  • Gadow, Hans Friedrich (Germany-England 1855-1928) zoology, zoogeography
  • Gibbs, Lilian Suzette (England 1870-1925) botany, field biology
  • Godman, Frederick Du Cane (England 1834-1919) natural history
  • Godwin, Sir Harry (England 1901-1985) ecology, palynology, paleoecology
  • Good, Ronald D'Oyley (England 1896-1992) botany, phytogeography
  • Gould, John (England 1804-1881) ornithology, publishing, illustration
  • Günther, Albert C. L. G. (Germany-England 1830-1914) ichthyology, herpetology
  • Guppy, Henry Brougham (England 1854-1926) natural history
  • Haldane, John Burdon Sanderson (England 1892-1964) genetics, biochemistry, physiology
  • Hardy, Alister Clavering (England 1896-1985) marine biology
  • Hedley, Charles (England-Australia 1862-1926) malacology
  • Herbertson, Andrew John (England 1865-1915) geography
  • Hewitt, Charles Gordon (England-Canada 1885-1920) entomology, conservation
  • Hooker, Joseph Dalton (England 1817-1911) botany, phytogeography, floristics: try Google!
  • Hulme, Frederick Edward (England 1841-1909) natural history, art
  • Hutton, Frederick Wollaston (England-New Zealand 1836-1905) geology, zoology
  • Huxley, Thomas H. (England 1825-1895) zoology, evolutionary biology, philosophy: try Google!
  • Kirby, William (England 1759-1850) entomology
  • Lack, David Lambert (England 1910-1973) ornithology, ecology
  • Lydekker, Richard (England 1849-1915) mammalogy, paleontology
  • Lyell, Charles (England 1797-1875) geology: try Google!
  • Moreau, Reginald E. (England 1897-1970) ornithology
  • Murray, Andrew Dickson (Scotland-England 1812-1878) natural history
  • Nicholson, Alexander John (England-Australia 1895-1969) population biology, entomology, science adminstration
  • Owen, Richard (England 1804-1892) anatomy, vertebrate zoology & paleontology: try Google!
  • Pearsall, William Harold (England 1891-1964) botany, ecology
  • Pilgrim, Guy E. (England 1875-1943) geology, vertebrate paleontology
  • Preston, Frank William (England-United States 1896-1989) ecology, conservation, glass technology
  • Reid, Clement (England 1853-1916) geology, paleobotany
  • Richardson, Sir John (Scotland-England 1787-1865) exploration, natural history
  • Ridley, Henry Nicholas (England 1855-1956) economic botany, phytogeography
  • Salisbury, Edward James (England 1886-1978) plant ecology
  • Scharff, Robert Francis (England-Ireland 1858-1934) zoogeography, Irish natural history
  • Sclater, Philip Lutley (England 1829-1913) ornithology
  • Sclater, William Lutley (England 1863-1944) ornithology
  • Seton, Ernest Thompson (England-Canada-United States 1860-1946) natural history, illustration: try Google!
  • Seward, Albert Charles (England 1863-1941) paleobotany
  • Swainson, William (England-New Zealand 1789-1855) zoology, illustration
  • Tansley, Arthur George (England 1871-1955) plant ecology
  • Tate, George Henry Hamilton (England-United States 1894-1953) mammalogy
  • Tate, Ralph (England-Australia 1840-1901) geology, botany
  • Turrill, William Bertram (England 1890-1961) botany
  • Wallace, Alfred Russel (England 1823-1913) evolutionary biology, zoogeography, anthropology
  • Watson, Hewett Cottrell (England 1804-1881) phytogeography
  • Watt, Alexander S. (Scotland-England 1892-1985) plant ecology
  • White, Gilbert (England 1720-1793) natural history: try Google!
  • Williams, C(arrington) B(onsor) (England 1889-1981) entomology
  • Willis, John Christopher (England 1868-1958) botany, phytogeography, evolutionary biology
  • Wollaston, Thomas Vernon (England 1822-1878) entomology, malacology
  • Wynne-Edwards, Vero C. (England-Scotland 1906-1997) ecology, ornithology
  • Zeuner, Frederick E. (Germany-England 1905-1963) geology, archeology
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    Finland

  • Kalela, Olavi (Finland 1908-1974) animal ecology, mammalogy

    • France

  • Bonaparte, Charles Lucien Jules Laurent (France-Italy 1803-1857) ornithology, systematics
  • Bonpland, Aimé (France 1773-1858) botany, exploration
  • Bory de Saint-Vincent, Baron Jean (France 1778-1846) natural history, exploration
  • Braun-Blanquet, Josias (Switzerland-France 1884-1980) plant ecology
  • Brongniart, Adolphe-Théodore (France 1801-1876) botany, paleobotany, systematics
  • Buffon, G.-L. Leclerc, Comte de (France 1707-1788) natural history: try Google!
  • Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyrame de (France-Switzerland 1806-1893) botany, phytogeography
  • Candolle, Augustin-Pyramus de (Switzerland-France 1778-1841) botany, phytogeography
  • Cuvier, Georges (France 1769-1832) vertebrate paleontology: try Google!
  • Gaussen, Henri (France 1891-1981) phytogeography, geography, cartography
  • Latreille, Pierre-André (France 1762-1833) entomology
  • Martonne, Emmanuel de (France 1873-1955) physical geography
  • Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de (France 1683-1757) natural history, technology, entomology
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    Germany

  • Bergmann, Carl Georg Lucas Christian (Germany 1814-1865) anatomy, physiology
  • Drude, (Carl Georg) Oscar (Germany 1852-1933) botany, ecology, biogeography
  • Eigenmann, Carl (Germany-United States 1863-1927) ichthyology
  • Engler, Adolf (Germany 1844-1930) botany, biogeography, systematics
  • Forster, (Johann) Georg Adam (Germany 1754-1794) geography, natural history
  • Forster, Johann Reinhold (Germany-England 1729-1798) natural history
  • Fraenkel, Gottfried Samuel (Germany-United States 1901-1984) entomology, physiology
  • Gadow, Hans Friedrich (Germany-England 1855-1928) zoology, zoogeography
  • Geiger, Rudolf (Germany 1894-1981) meteorology, climatology
  • Gloger, Constantin Wilhelm Lambert (Germany 1803-1863) ornithology
  • Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf (Germany 1814-1879) botany, phytogeography
  • Günther, Albert C. L. G. (Germany-England 1830-1914) ichthyology, herpetology
  • Haeckel, Ernst (Germany 1834-1919) evolutionary biology, zoology: try Google!
  • Hennig, Willi (Germany 1913-1976) entomology, systematics
  • Hesse, Richard (Germany 1868-1944) zoology, animal ecology
  • Humboldt, Alexander von (Germany 1769-1859) physical geography, natural history: try Google!
  • Ihering, Hermann von (Germany-Brazil 1850-1930) paleontology, malacology
  • Köppen, Wladimir Peter (Russia-Germany 1846-1940) climatology, meteorology
  • Kuchler, August William (Germany-United States 1907-1999) phytogeography
  • Liebig, Justus von (Germany 1803-1873) chemistry
  • Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von (Germany 1794-1868) botany
  • Mayr, Ernst W. (Germany-United States 1904-2005) evolutionary biology, ornithology, systematics: try Google!
  • Mertens, Robert (Germany 1894-1975) herpetology
  • Meusel, Hermann (Germany 1909-1997) phytogeography
  • Meyen, Franz Julius Ferdinand (Germany 1804-1840) botany
  • Neumayr, Melchior (Germany-Austria 1845-1890) invertebrate paleontology, geology
  • Ratzel, Friedrich (Germany 1844-1904) geography, ethnology
  • Rensch, Bernhard (Germany 1900-1990) evolutionary biology, systematics
  • Schimper, Andreas F. W. (Germany 1856-1901) phytogeography, botany
  • Semper, Carl Gottfried (Germany 1832-1893) invertebrate zoology, ecology
  • Thienemann, August Friedrich (Germany 1882-1960) limnology
  • Troll, Carl (Germany 1899-1975) phytogeography
  • Wagner, Johann Andreas (Germany 1797-1861) zoology, vertebrate paleontology
  • Wagner, Moritz Friedrich (Germany 1813-1887) natural history, geography
  • Weber, Max W. C. (Germany-Netherlands 1852-1937) zoology, field biology
  • Wegener, Alfred (Germany 1880-1930) meteorology: try Google!
  • Willdenow, Karl Ludwig (Germany 1765-1812) phytogeography, taxonomy
  • Zeuner, Frederick E. (Germany-England 1905-1963) geology, archeology
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    Ireland

  • Beirne, Bryan (Ireland-Canada 1918-1998) entomology
  • Dobson, George Edward (Ireland 1848-1895) mammalogy
  • Praeger, Robert Lloyd (Ireland 1865-1953) Irish botany & natural history
  • Scharff, Robert Francis (England-Ireland 1858-1934) zoogeography, Irish natural history
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    Italy

  • Bonaparte, Charles Lucien Jules Laurent (France-Italy 1803-1857) ornithology, systematics
  • Gentilli, Joseph Hefetz (Italy-Australia 1912-2000) climatology, geography
  • Rosa, Daniele (Italy 1857-1944) zoology, evolutionary biology
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    Netherlands

  • Dammerman, Karel Willem (Netherlands 1885-1951) entomology
  • Steenis, Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan "Kees" van (Netherlands 1901-1986) phytogeography, floristics, conservation
  • Waterschoot van der Gracht, Willem A. J. M. van (Netherlands-United States 1873-1943) geology
  • Weber, Max W. C. (Germany-Netherlands 1852-1937) zoology, field biology
  • Went, Frits W. (Netherlands-United States 1903-1990) plant physiology
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    New Zealand

  • Allan, Harry Howard Barton (New Zealand 1882-1957) botany
  • Hutton, Frederick Wollaston (England-New Zealand 1836-1905) geology, zoology
  • Munro, George Campbell (New Zealand-United States 1866-1963) ornithology, conservation
  • Oliver, Walter Reginald Brook (Australia-New Zealand 1883-1957) natural history, museology
  • Swainson, William (England-New Zealand 1789-1855) zoology, illustration
  • Wodzicki, Kazimierz (Poland-New Zealand 1900-1987) zoology
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    Norway

  • Dahl, Eilif (Norway 1916-1993) lichenology, phytogeography, plant ecology
  • Hjort, Johan (Norway 1869-1948) marine biology
  • Scholander, Per Fredrik (Norway-United States 1905-1980) physiological ecology
  • Stejneger, Leonhard Hess (Norway-United States 1851-1943) zoology, natural history
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    Poland

  • Wodzicki, Kazimierz (Poland-New Zealand 1900-1987) zoology

    • Prussia

  • Forster, (Johann) Georg Adam (Germany 1754-1794) geography, natural history
  • Gadow, Hans Friedrich (Germany-England 1855-1928) zoology, zoogeography
  • Meyen, Franz Julius Ferdinand (Germany 1804-1840) botany
  • Ortmann, Arnold Edward (Prussia-United States 1863-1927) invertebrate zoology & paleontology, zoogeography
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    Russia

  • Berg, Lev (Russia 1876-1950) ichthyology, geography, natural history
  • Dobzhansky, Theodosius (Russia-United States 1900-1975) evolutionary biology, genetics: try Google!
  • Dokuchaev, Vasily Vasilievich (Russia 1846-1903) soils, physical geography
  • Köppen, Wladimir Peter (Russia-Germany 1846-1940) climatology, meteorology
  • Stegmann, Boris K. (Russia 1898-1975) ornithology, zoogeography
  • Sukachev, Vladimir Nikolaevich (Russia 1880-1967) botany, forestry, phytogeography
  • Vavilov, Nikolai Ivanovich (Russia 1887-1943) phytogeography, crop science, plant genetics
  • Vernadsky, Vladimir I. (Russia 1863-1945) geochemistry, biochemistry, mineralogy
  • Wulff [Vul'f], Evgenii V. (Ukraine-Russia 1885-1941) botany, phytogeography
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    Scotland

  • Bartholomew, John George (Scotland 1860-1920) cartography, geography
  • Brown, Robert (Scotland 1773-1858) botany
  • Fleming, John (Scotland 1785-1857) zoology, geology
  • Marshall, Sheina Macalister (Scotland 1896-1977) marine biology
  • Muir, John (Scotland-United States 1838-1914) conservation: try Google!
  • Murray, Andrew Dickson (Scotland-England 1812-1878) natural history
  • Murray, Sir John (Canada-Scotland 1841-1914) oceanography
  • Newbigin, Marion Isabel (Scotland 1869-1934) geography, biology
  • Richardson, Sir John (Scotland-England 1787-1865) exploration, natural history
  • Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth (Scotland 1860-1948) zoology, classics
  • Thomson, Charles Wyville (Scotland 1830-1882) oceanography, natural history
  • Watt, Alexander S. (Scotland-England 1892-1985) plant ecology
  • Wilson, Alexander (Scotland-United States 1766-1813) ornithology, poetry
  • Wynne-Edwards, Vero C. (England-Scotland 1906-1997) ecology, ornithology
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    South Africa

  • Adamson, Robert Stephen (England-South Africa 1885-1965) botany, phytogeography
  • Cowles, Raymond B. (South Africa-United States 1896-1975) herpetology, physiological ecology
  • Du Toit, Alexander Logie (South Africa 1878-1948) geology
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    Sweden

  • Arrhenius, Olof (Sweden 1896-1977) agricultural chemistry
  • Du Rietz, G. Einar (Sweden 1895-1967) botany, ecology, phytogeography
  • Ekman, Sven (Sweden 1876-1964) oceanography, limnology, field biology, biogeography
  • Florin, Rudolf (Sweden 1894-1965) paleobotany, plant morphology
  • Hultén, Eric Oskar Gunnar (Sweden 1894-1981) botany, phytogeography
  • Lönnberg, Einar (Sweden 1865-1942) zoology, conservation
  • Rydberg, Per Axel (Sweden-United States 1860-1931) botany, floristics
  • Skottsberg, Carl J. F. (Sweden 1880-1963) botany, exploration
  • Turesson, Göte Wilhelm (Sweden 1892-1970) plant ecology & genetics
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    Switzerland

  • Agassiz, Louis (Switzerland-United States 1807-1873) zoology, glaciology: try Google!
  • Braun-Blanquet, Josias (Switzerland-France 1884-1980) plant ecology
  • Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyrame de (France-Switzerland 1806-1893) botany, phytogeography
  • Candolle, Augustin-Pyramus de (Switzerland-France 1778-1841) botany, phytogeography
  • Heer, Oswald (Switzerland 1809-1883) paleontology, botany, entomology
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    Ukraine

  • Wulff [Vul'f], Evgenii V. (Ukraine-Russia 1885-1941) botany, phytogeography

    • United States

  • Adams, Charles Christopher (United States 1873-1955) ecology, biogeography
  • Agassiz, Louis (Switzerland-United States 1807-1873) zoology, glaciology: try Google!
  • Allard, Harry Ardell (United States 1880-1963) botany
  • Allee, Warder Clyde (United States 1885-1955) animal ecology
  • Allen, Glover Morrill (United States 1879-1942) mammalogy, ornithology
  • Allen, Joel Asaph (United States 1838-1921) mammalogy, ornithology, zoogeography
  • Amadon, Dean (United States 1912-2003) ornithology
  • Anderson, Edgar (United States 1897-1969) plant genetics
  • Audubon, John James (United States 1785-1851) ornithology, illustration: try Google!
  • Axelrod, Daniel Isaac (United States 1910-1998) paleobotany, phytogeography
  • Bailey, Irving Widmer (United States 1884-1967) botany, forestry
  • Baker, Frank Collins (United States 1867-1942) malacology, paleontology, ecology
  • Baker, Frederick Storrs (United States 1890-1965) forestry
  • Barbour, Thomas (United States 1884-1946) herpetology, natural history
  • Bequaert, Joseph Charles (Belgium-United States 1886-1982) malacology
  • Berry, Edward Wilber (United States 1875-1945) paleontology, botany
  • Billings, William Dwight (United States 1910-1997) ecology, botany
  • Bland, Thomas (England-United States 1809-1885) malacology
  • Bogert, Charles M. (United States 1908-1992) herpetology
  • Braun, E. Lucy (United States 1889-1971) ecology, floristics
  • Bray, William L. (United States 1865-1953) botany, forestry
  • Brues, Charles Thomas (United States 1879-1955) entomology
  • Cain, Stanley Adair (United States 1902-1995) phytogeography, ecology
  • Camp, Wendell Holmes (United States 1904-1963) botany, field biology
  • Campbell, Douglas H. (United States 1859-1953) botany
  • Chaney, Ralph W(orks) (United States 1890-1971) paleobotany
  • Chapin, James Paul (United States 1889-1964) ornithology
  • Chapman, Frank Michler (United States 1864-1945) ornithology
  • Chapman, R(oyal) N(orton) (United States 1889-1939) animal ecology
  • Clark, Andrew Hill (Canada-United States 1911-1975) historical geography
  • Clark, Hubert Lyman (United States 1870-1947) invertebrate zoology
  • Clausen, Jens Christen (Denmark-United States 1891-1969) ecological genetics, botany
  • Clements, Frederic E. (United States 1874-1945) plant ecology
  • Coe, Wesley Roswell (United States 1869-1960) invertebrate zoology, marine biology
  • Cooke, May Thacher (United States 1885-1963) economic zoology, ornithology
  • Cooper, James G. (United States 1830-1902) natural history
  • Cooper, William Skinner (United States 1884-1978) ecology
  • Cope, Edward Drinker (United States 1840-1897) herpetology, paleontology: try Google!
  • Cowles, Henry Chandler (United States 1869-1939) ecology, botany
  • Cowles, Raymond B. (South Africa-United States 1896-1975) herpetology, physiological ecology
  • Curtis, J. T. (United States 1913-1961) botany, plant ecology
  • Dana, James Dwight (United States 1813-1895) geology, natural history: try Google!
  • Darlington, Philip Jackson, Jr. (United States 1904-1983) entomology, zoogeography
  • Daubenmire, Rexford F. (United States 1909-1995) ecology, botany
  • Deevey, Edward Smith, Jr. (United States 1914-1988) ecology, limnology & paleolimnology
  • Dice, Lee Raymond (United States 1887-1977) mammalogy, ecology
  • Dobzhansky, Theodosius (Russia-United States 1900-1975) evolutionary biology, genetics: try Google!
  • Douglass, Andrew Ellicott (United States 1867-1962) astronomy, dendrochronology
  • Dunn, Emmett Reid (United States 1894-1956) herpetology
  • Egler, Frank Edwin (United States 1911-1996) botany, ecology, conservation
  • Eigenmann, Carl (Germany-United States 1863-1927) ichthyology
  • Eiseley, Loren (United States 1907-1977) anthropology, natural history: try Google!
  • Epling, Carl C. (United States 1894-1968) botany, evolutionary biology
  • Fernald, Merritt Lyndon (United States 1873-1950) botany, paleobotany, phytogeography
  • Forbes, Stephen Alfred (United States 1844-1930) entomology, ecology
  • Fosberg, F. Raymond (United States 1908-1993) botany, floristics
  • Fraenkel, Gottfried Samuel (Germany-United States 1901-1984) entomology, physiology
  • Gill, Theodore Nicholas (United States 1837-1914) ichthyology, taxonomy
  • Gleason, Henry A. (United States 1882-1975) botany, ecology
  • Goldman, Edward Alphonso (United States 1873-1946) mammalogy, field biology
  • Gray, Asa (United States 1810-1888) botany, phytogeography, floristics: try Google!
  • Griggs, Robert F. (United States 1881-1962) botany, ecology
  • Grinnell, Joseph (United States 1877-1939) zoology
  • Gulick, John T. (United States 1832-1923) evolutionary biology
  • Hansen, Henry Paul (United States 1907-1989) botany, palynology
  • Harper, Francis (United States 1886-1972) vertebrate zoology
  • Harper, Roland McMillan (United States 1878-1966) botany, phytogeography
  • Harshberger, John William (United States 1869-1929) botany, phytogeography, conservation
  • Hay, Oliver Perry (United States 1846-1930) vertebrate paleontology
  • Heilprin, Angelo (United States 1853-1907) natural history, exploration
  • Henderson, Lawrence Joseph (United States 1878-1942) biochemistry, physiology
  • Hildebrand, Samuel F. (United States 1883-1949) ichthyology
  • Holdridge, Leslie R. (United States 1907-1999) forestry, ecology
  • Howell, Alfred Brazier (United States 1886-1961) mammalogy, anatomy
  • Hubbs, Carl Leavitt (United States 1894-1979) ichthyology
  • Hutchinson, George Evelyn (United States 1903-1991) ecology: try Google!
  • Jordan, David Starr (United States 1851-1931) ichthyology, college administration
  • Just, Theodor Karl (Austria-United States 1904-1960) paleobotany
  • Kellogg, Vernon Lyman (United States 1867-1937) entomology
  • Kendeigh, S. Charles (United States 1904-1986) ornithology, ecology
  • Kuchler, August William (Germany-United States 1907-1999) phytogeography
  • Leopold, Aldo (United States 1887-1948) wildlife biology, conservation: try Google!
  • Livingston, Burton Edward (United States 1875-1948) physiological ecology
  • Longwell, Chester Ray (United States 1887-1975) geology
  • Lotka, Alfred James (United States 1880-1949) statistics, demography
  • Marsh, George Perkins (United States 1801-1882) philology, physical geography, diplomacy
  • Mason, Herbert Louis (United States 1896-1994) botany, phytogeography
  • Matthew, William Diller (Canada-United States 1871-1930) vertebrate paleontology, zoogeography
  • Mayr, Ernst W. (Germany-United States 1904-2005) evolutionary biology, ornithology, systematics: try Google!
  • McAtee, Waldo Lee (United States 1883-1962) biology, conservation
  • Merriam, Clinton Hart (United States 1855-1942) zoology, biogeography, ethnology, science administration
  • Merrill, Elmer Drew (United States 1876-1956) botany, floristics, science administration
  • Metcalf, Maynard Mayo (United States 1868-1940) zoology, evolutionary biology
  • Miller, Robert Rush (United States 1916-2003) ichthyology, evolutionary biology
  • Moore, John Alexander (United States 1915-2002) zoology, science education
  • Moore, Robert Thomas (United States 1882-1958) zoology
  • Moyle, John Briggs (United States 1909-1977) aquatic biology, conservation
  • Muir, John (Scotland-United States 1838-1914) conservation: try Google!
  • Munro, George Campbell (New Zealand-United States 1866-1963) ornithology, conservation
  • Murphy, Robert Cushman (United States 1887-1973) ornithology
  • Myers, George Sprague (United States 1905-1985) ichthyology, zoogeography
  • Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley (United States 1894-1940) herpetology, experimental biology
  • Odum, Eugene Pleasants (United States 1913-2002) ecology
  • Oosting, Henry J. (United States 1903-1968) plant ecology
  • Ortmann, Arnold Edward (Prussia-United States 1863-1927) invertebrate zoology & paleontology, zoogeography
  • Osborn, Henry Fairfield (United States 1857-1935) vertebrate paleontology, museology
  • Osborn, (Henry) Fairfield, Jr. (United States 1887-1969) conservation, natural history
  • Phillips, John Charles (United States 1876-1938) wildlife biology, conservation
  • Pickering, Charles (United States 1805-1878) natural history
  • Pilsbry, Henry Augustus (United States 1862-1957) malacology
  • Pinchot, Gifford (United States 1865-1946) forestry, conservation: try Google!
  • Pitelka, Frank Alois (United States 1916-2003) ornithology, ecology
  • Rand, Austin Loomer (Canada-United States 1905-1982) ornithology, mammalogy
  • Raup, Hugh Miller (United States 1901-1995) plant ecology, phytogeography
  • Ripley, S. Dillon (United States 1913-2001) museology, ornithology
  • Romer, Alfred Sherwood (United States 1894-1973) vertebrate anatomy & paleontology
  • Rydberg, Per Axel (Sweden-United States 1860-1931) botany, floristics
  • Schmidt, Karl Patterson (United States 1890-1957) herpetology
  • Scholander, Per Fredrik (Norway-United States 1905-1980) physiological ecology
  • Schuchert, Charles (United States 1858-1942) paleontology, paleogeography
  • Scott, William Berryman (United States 1858-1947) vertebrate paleontology
  • Sears, Paul Bigelow (United States 1891-1990) plant ecology, conservation
  • Setchell, William Albert (United States 1864-1943) algology, phytogeography
  • Seton, Ernest Thompson (England-Canada-United States 1860-1946) natural history, illustration: try Google!
  • Shantz, Homer L. (United States 1876-1958) botany, phytogeography
  • Shelford, Victor E. (United States 1877-1968) animal & community ecology
  • Shreve, Forrest (United States 1878-1950) plant physiology & ecology
  • Simpson, George Gaylord (United States 1902-1984) vertebrate paleontology, evolutionary biology: try Google!
  • Sinnott, Edmund Ware (United States 1888-1968) plant morphology
  • Smith, Hugh McCormick (United States 1865-1941) ichthyology, fisheries science
  • Smith, Lyman Bradford (United States 1904-1997) botany
  • Spalding, Volney Morgan (United States 1849-1918) botany
  • Stebbins, George Ledyard, Jr. (United States 1906-2000) botany, evolutionary biology: try Google!
  • Stejneger, Leonhard Hess (Norway-United States 1851-1943) zoology, natural history
  • Swarth, Harry Schelwald (United States 1878-1935) ornithology
  • Tate, George Henry Hamilton (England-United States 1894-1953) mammalogy
  • Thornthwaite, Charles Warren (United States 1899-1963) climatology
  • Torrey, John (United States 1796-1873) botany, floristics
  • Transeau, Edgar Nelson (United States 1875-1960) botany, phytogeography
  • Van Denburgh, John (United States 1872-1924) herpetology
  • Visher, Stephen S. (United States 1887-1967) physical geography
  • Waterschoot van der Gracht, Willem A. J. M. van (Netherlands-United States 1873-1943) geology
  • Weaver, John E. (United States 1884-1966) botany, crop science, plant ecology
  • Went, Frits W. (Netherlands-United States 1903-1990) plant physiology
  • Willis, Bailey (United States 1857-1949) geology
  • Wilson, Alexander (Scotland-United States 1766-1813) ornithology, poetry
  • Wolfenbarger, Daniel O. (United States 1904-1995) economic entomology
  • Wood, Albert Elmer (United States 1910-2002) vertebrate paleontology
  • Wright, Sewell (United States 1889-1988) genetics, evolutionary biology, population biology: try Google!
  • Zimmerman, Elwood Curtin (United States 1912-2004) entomology
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    *Again, note that workers whose reputations largely postdate 1950 were not considered for inclusion here.


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