Literary Library

Janisse Ray

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1962 - American writer, naturalist, environmental activist and professorAuthor of "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood" (for which she won ...
Activist American Book Award Environment Environmentalist Natural World Naturalist Nature Professor Southern Southern Book Critics Circle Award Southern Environmental Award Teach Teacher Writer

Bill McKibben

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1960 - American environment, author, journalist and academicAuthor of "The End of Nature", "Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlike...
Academic Author Environment Environmentalist Guggenheim Journalism Journalist Natural World Naturalist Nature Sierra Club

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1707 - April 16, 1788French naturalist, mathematician and cosmologistPublished the 36 volume edition of "Histoire Naturelle" Became t...
Comte Cosmologist Cosmology Count France French Math Mathematician Mathematics Natural World Naturalist

Adolph Murie

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1899 - August 16, 1974American naturalist, author and wildlife biologistAuthor of "The Wolves of Mount McKinley", "A Naturalist of Al...
Alaska Author Biologist Mount McKinley Natural World Naturalist Nature Wildlife

Jim Arnosky

by Angela Beck
September 1, 1946 - American children's book author and illustrator and naturalistAuthor of "Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing the Birds", "Rabbits &a...
Animal Animals Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Illustrator Naturalist Nature