Famous scientific collectors

person who collects scientific or biological specimens

884 people

All Alive Deceased
Charles Lyell

Charles Lyell

1797 – 1875 · Age 77
Deceased
Nikolay Przhevalsky

Nikolay Przhevalsky

1839 – 1888 · Age 49
Deceased
Alfred Kinsey

Alfred Kinsey

1894 – 1956 · Age 62
Deceased
John Muir

John Muir

1838 – 1914 · Age 76
Deceased
James Clark Ross

James Clark Ross

1800 – 1862 · Age 61
Deceased
William Dampier

William Dampier

1651 – 1715 · Age 64
Deceased
Jules Dumont d'Urville

Jules Dumont d'Urville

1790 – 1842 · Age 51
Deceased
Joseph Banks

Joseph Banks

1743 – 1820 · Age 77
Deceased
Gerald Durrell

Gerald Durrell

1925 – 1995 · Age 70
Deceased
Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

1778 – 1841 · Age 63
Deceased
Joseph Dalton Hooker

Joseph Dalton Hooker

1817 – 1911 · Age 94
Deceased
Georg Forster

Georg Forster

1754 – 1794 · Age 39
Deceased
William Lyon Mackenzie King

William Lyon Mackenzie King

1874 – 1950 · Age 75
Deceased
Charles Lucien Bonaparte

Charles Lucien Bonaparte

1803 – 1857 · Age 54
Deceased
Charles Greeley Abbot

Charles Greeley Abbot

1872 – 1973 · Age 101
Deceased
Coenraad Jacob Temminck

Coenraad Jacob Temminck

1778 – 1858 · Age 79
Deceased
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli

1723 – 1788 · Age 64
Deceased
Marie Stopes

Marie Stopes

1880 – 1958 · Age 77
Deceased
James Dwight Dana

James Dwight Dana

1813 – 1895 · Age 82
Deceased
Elias Magnus Fries

Elias Magnus Fries

1794 – 1878 · Age 83
Deceased
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

1755 – 1836 · Age 81
Deceased
John Hanning Speke

John Hanning Speke

1827 – 1864 · Age 37
Deceased
Anna Atkins

Anna Atkins

1799 – 1871 · Age 72
Deceased
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

1656 – 1708 · Age 52
Deceased
Alfred Brehm

Alfred Brehm

1829 – 1884 · Age 55
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q98544732