naturalist
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For any doubters, “The Power of Life” makes it clear that Lamarck was a superb naturalist, whose work deserves more respect than it receives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The noted Roman naturalist and historian was indeed an early expert in fermentation, yet he also wrote about “sal ammoniac” — yes, smelling salts — in his encyclopedic work “Natural History,” published in 79 A.D.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 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
Wallace, a naturalist, was more interested in the palm trees outside the caves than the people who had lived inside them.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing naturalist
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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On the Origin of Species
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