naturalist

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I met Molly Hansen, the community’s unofficial historian and naturalist, in her low-ceilinged office near the village center.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Roughly three centuries ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out to catalog and name every living organism he could find.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

It provides significant employment to the town of Dunbar, six miles to the west – birthplace of the naturalist John Muir who's credited with establishing the modern day conservation movement.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Perhaps the most eloquent is the naturalist and essayist Henry David Thoreau, who wrote “man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can do without.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

A good naturalist needed more than just a scientific mind—she needed artistic skill.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman