Correspondence, 1859-1942.

Muir, John, 1838-1914

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John Muir (born April 21, 1838, Dunbar, Scotland – died December 24, 1914, Los Angeles, California), Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which h...

Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891

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Philadelphia-born naturalist. Leidy studied medicine and anatomy and received the degree of M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1844. He died in 1891 recognized as the foremost American anatomist of his time. Among many interests, parasitology had been a favorite study of Leidy. From the description of Joseph Leidy journal: Researches on rhizopods, 1875-1877. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 214283687 ...

Guyer, Michael F. (Michael Frederic), 1874-1959

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Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946

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Ernest Thompson Seton was an American writer, naturalist and outdoorsman. From the description of Ernest Thompson Seton collection. [1931]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 676777117 Naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton was born Ernest Evan Thompson in northeast England, and raised in Canada; he changed his name at the age of sixteen to distance himself from his father. He apprenticed with a portrait artist, and spent a year in England studying at the Roya...

Braun, Max, 1892-1945

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Nutting, C.C.

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Ward, Henry Baldwin, 1865-1945

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Henry Baldwin Ward was a teacher and zoologist. From the description of Correspondence, 1859-1942. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122364943 Henry Baldwin Ward was an instructor and zoologist, frequently remembered as the "father of American parasitology." His distinguished scientific career at the University of Nebraska (1893-1909) and the University of Illinois (1909-1933) was characterized by scholarly publication and research of invertabrate...

Weisman, August.

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Wood, Casey A. (Casey Albert), 1856-1942

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Casey Albert Wood, Canadian physician, was born in Wellington, Ontario, November 21, 1856. He was educated at Ottawa College Institute, Lennoxvllle University, and McGill University. He was a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario. He practiced medicine in Montreal for some years . He was professor of chemistry and pathology at Lennoxville University, 1878-85 and was consulting ophthalmic surgeon to Cook Co. and St. Anthony Hospitals. In 1890 he was appointed professor of opht...

Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975

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English biologist. From the description of Typed letter signed : London, to Mr. Heineman, 1928 Feb. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555836 British biologist, philosopher, and popularizer of science; b. Julian Sorell Huxley. From the description of Papers, 1899-1980. (Rice University). WorldCat record id: 86118827 From the description of Julian Sorell Huxley papers, 1899-1980. (Rice University). WorldCat record id: 28418189 Jul...

Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927

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Nuttall, George Henry Falkiner, 1862-1937

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Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928

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Epithet: of the Department of Botany University of Chicago British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000974.0x00037f Botanist. A.B., Hanover College, 1870; A.M., 1873; Ph. D., Hanover College and Indiana University, 1882. Professor of natural sciences, Hanover College, 1874-1879. Professor of biology, Wabash College, 1879-1891. President and professor of Botany, Indiana University, 1891-1893. President, Lake Forest Unive...

Moebius, K.

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Cockerell, Theodore D.A. (Theodore Dru Alison), 1866-1948

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Theodore Dru Allison Cockerell was born in England and came to the University of Colo., Boulder, in 1904. A naturalist, educator and philosopher, he produced nearly 4,000 publications. {Source: A Guide to Manuscript Collections, Western Historical Collections, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2nd ed., 1982, p. 20.} From the description of The red sunflower printed materials 1938-1945. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427307546 Cockerell was born in England. He w...

Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944

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Charles B. Davenport was a biologist and director of the Department of Genetics at the Carnegie Institution of Washington (1904-1934). From the description of Papers, 1874-1944. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122488735 Charles B. Davenport's influence and efforts at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, began in 1898 when he became the director of the summer school of the Biological Laboratory, a position he held until 1923. The lab was administered by...

Agassiz, Alexander, 1835-1910

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Alexander Agassiz(1835-1910), marine biologist, oceanographer, and industrial entrepreneur, was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, the son of Louis Agassiz. In 1860 Agassiz began a lifetime occupation of administering the business affairs of the Harvard museum, a task made difficult by his father's penchant for excessive collecting and expenditures. After Louis's death in 1873, Agassiz succeeded to the directorship of the Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology and completed the physical...