Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

male, deceased (1862)
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, de...
Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

female, deceased (1964)
Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 - April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist and nature writer whose landmark book, "Silent Spring", is...
John Muir

John Muir

male, deceased (1914)
John Muir was one of the first modern preservationists. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife,...
John Burroughs

John Burroughs

male, deceased (1921)
John Burroughs (April 3, 1837-March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement....
Annie Dillard

Annie Dillard

female, 64 years old
Annie Dillard (born 30 April 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, best known for her narrative...
Terry Tempest Williams

Terry Tempest Williams

female, 54 years old
Terry Tempest Williams MS'84 has received the 1995 Governor's Award in the Humanities. The award, given by the Utah Humanities Council, was made to...
Peter Matthiessen

Peter Matthiessen

male, 82 years old
Peter Matthiessen (born May 221927 in New York City) is an American naturalist and author of historical fiction and non-fiction. Matthiessen's work...
Richard Mabey

Richard Mabey

male, 68 years old
Richard Mabey (born 20 February 1941) is a naturalist and author. Since 1988, he has written a regular column for BBC Wildlife magazine, and is on...
John James Audubon

John James Audubon

male, deceased (1851)
John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 - January 27, 1851) was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter, and painter. He painted,...
Gilbert White

Gilbert White

male, deceased (1793)
Gilbert White (July 18, 1720 - June 26, 1793) was a pioneering naturalist and ornithologist. White was born in his grandfather's vicarage at...