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Zoologist Biographies
Every archived life recorded as zoologist, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Akihito
b. December 23, 1933
Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019
Modern era
Hirohito
April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989
Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
Ancient era
Aristotle
384 BCE – 322 BCE
Greek philosopher and polymath, tutor of Alexander, father of formal logic
Early Modern era
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
August 1, 1744 – December 18, 1829
French naturalist (1744-1829)
Modern era
Alfred Russel Wallace
January 8, 1823 – November 7, 1913
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)
Modern era
James Watson
April 6, 1928 – November 6, 2025
American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate (1928–2025)
Modern era
Rachel Carson
May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964
American marine biologist and conservationist (1907–1964)
Modern era
Dian Fossey
January 16, 1932 – December 26, 1985
American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985)
Modern era
Vladimir Nabokov
April 10, 1899 – July 2, 1977
Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977)
Modern era
Fridtjof Nansen
October 10, 1861 – May 13, 1930
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
Modern era
Jacques Cousteau
June 11, 1910 – June 25, 1997
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
Medieval era
Vincent of Beauvais
1190 – 1264
13th century French encyclopedist
Modern era
Thomas Hunt Morgan
September 25, 1866 – December 4, 1945
American biologist and professor from Kentucky (1866–1945)
Modern era
Nettie Stevens
July 7, 1861 – May 4, 1912
American geneticist (1861–1912)
Modern era
Lynn Margulis
March 5, 1938 – November 22, 2011
American evolutionary biologist (1938–2011)
Modern era
Konrad Lorenz
November 7, 1903 – February 27, 1989
Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 (1903–1989)
Modern era
Jean Piaget
August 9, 1896 – September 16, 1980
Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896–1980)
Contemporary era
Temple Grandin
b. August 29, 1947
American doctor of animal science, author, and autism activist