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Goebel, Karl von
Karl von Goebel was a German botanist whose Organographie der Pflanzen (1898–1901; Organography of Plants, 1900–05)......
Goldschmidt, Richard B.
Richard B. Goldschmidt was a German-born American zoologist and geneticist, formulator of the theory that chromosome......
Goldstein, Joseph L.
Joseph L. Goldstein is an American molecular geneticist who, along with Michael S. Brown, was awarded the 1985......
Golgi, Camillo
Camillo Golgi was an Italian physician and cytologist whose investigations into the fine structure of the nervous......
Goodall, Jane
Jane Goodall is a British ethologist, known for her exceptionally detailed and long-term research on the chimpanzees......
Goode, G. Brown
G. Brown Goode was an American zoologist who directed the scientific reorganization and recataloging of the collection......
Goodpasture, E.W.
E.W. Goodpasture was an American pathologist whose method (1931) for cultivating viruses and rickettsia in fertile......
Goodsir, John
John Goodsir was a Scottish anatomist and investigator in cellular physiology and pathology who insisted on the......
Gore, Al
Al Gore is an American politician and environmental activist who served as the 45th vice president of the United......
Gosse, Philip Henry
Philip Henry Gosse was an English naturalist who invented the institutional aquarium. In 1827 Gosse became a clerk......
Gould, Augustus A.
Augustus A. Gould was a naturalist and physician, pioneer of American conchology (the study of shells), and one......
Gould, John
John Gould was an English ornithologist whose large, lavishly illustrated volumes on birds commanded ever-mounting......
Gould, Stephen Jay
Stephen Jay Gould was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and science writer. Gould graduated from......
Grabau, Amadeus William
Amadeus William Grabau was an American geologist and paleontologist, known for his works on paleoecology and Chinese......
Grandin, Temple
Temple Grandin is an American scientist and industrial designer whose own experience with autism funded her professional......
Granit, Ragnar Arthur
Ragnar Arthur Granit was a Finnish-born Swedish physiologist who was a corecipient (with George Wald and Haldan......
Gray, Asa
Asa Gray was an American botanist whose extensive studies of North American flora did more than the work of any......
Gray, Sir James
Sir James Gray was an English zoologist who played a leading part in changing the main objective of 20th-century......
Greengard, Paul
Paul Greengard was an American neurobiologist who, along with Arvid Carlsson and Eric Kandel, was awarded the 2000......
Greider, Carol W.
Carol W. Greider is an American molecular biologist who was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine,......
Grene, Marjorie
Marjorie Grene was an American philosopher who is considered the founder of the philosophy of biology. Grene was......
Grew, Nehemiah
Nehemiah Grew was an English botanist, physician, and microscopist, who, with the Italian microscopist Marcello......
Griffin, Donald Redfield
Donald Redfield Griffin was an American biophysicist and animal behaviourist known for his research in animal navigation,......
Griffith, Frederick
Frederick Griffith was a British bacteriologist whose 1928 experiment with bacterium was the first to reveal the......
Gräfe, Albrecht von
Albrecht von Gräfe was a German eye surgeon, considered the founder of modern ophthalmology. Albrecht was the son......
Guillemin, Roger
Roger Guillemin was a French-born American physiologist whose research into the hormones produced by the hypothalamus......
Gupta, Modadugu
Modadugu Gupta is an Indian scientist, who boosted food yields in impoverished areas with innovative approaches......
Gurdon, John
John Gurdon is a British developmental biologist who was the first to demonstrate that egg cells are able to reprogram......
Haberlandt, Gottlieb
Gottlieb Haberlandt was an Austrian botanist, pioneer in the development of physiological plant anatomy, and the......
Haeckel, Ernst
Ernst Haeckel was a German zoologist and evolutionist who was a strong proponent of Darwinism and who proposed......
Haigneré, Claudie
Claudie Haigneré is a French cosmonaut, doctor, and politician who was the first French woman in space (1996).......
Haldane, J.B.S.
J.B.S. Haldane was a British geneticist, biometrician, physiologist, and popularizer of science who opened new......
Haldane, John Scott
John Scott Haldane was a British physiologist and philosopher chiefly noted for his work on the physiology of respiration.......
Hales, Stephen
Stephen Hales was an English botanist, physiologist, and clergyman who pioneered quantitative experimentation in......
Hall, James
James Hall was an American geologist and paleontologist who was a major contributor to the geosynclinal theory......
Hall, Jeffrey C.
Jeffrey C. Hall is an American geneticist known for his investigations of courtship behaviour and biological rhythms......
Hall, Marshall
Marshall Hall was an English physiologist who was the first to advance a scientific explanation of reflex action.......
Hall, Theodore
Theodore Hall was an American-born physicist and spy who during World War II worked on the Manhattan Project to......
Haller, Albrecht von
Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss biologist, the father of experimental physiology, who made prolific contributions......
Hamilton, William Donald
William Donald Hamilton was a British naturalist and population geneticist who found solutions to two of Darwin’s......
Hanna, Jack
Jack Hanna is an American zoologist who served as director of the Columbus (Ohio) Zoo (1978–92) and became a well-known......
Hansen, Emile Christian
Emile Christian Hansen was a Danish botanist who revolutionized the brewing industry by his discovery of a new......
Harden, Sir Arthur
Sir Arthur Harden was an English biochemist and corecipient, with Hans von Euler-Chelpin, of the 1929 Nobel Prize......
Harper, Robert Almer
Robert Almer Harper was an American biologist who identified the details of reproduction in the development of......
Harrison, Ross Granville
Ross Granville Harrison was an American zoologist who developed the first successful animal-tissue cultures and......
Hartline, Haldan Keffer
Haldan Keffer Hartline was an American physiologist who was a co-winner (with George Wald and Ragnar Granit) of......
Hartwell, Leland H.
Leland H. Hartwell is an American scientist who, with Sir Paul M. Nurse and R. Timothy Hunt, shared the Nobel Prize......
Harvey, E Newton
Edmund Newton Harvey was a U.S. zoologist and physiologist whose work in marine biology contributed to the early......
Harvey, William
William Harvey was an English physician who was the first to recognize the full circulation of the blood in the......
Haug, Émile
Émile Haug was a French geologist and paleontologist known for his contributions to the theory of geosynclines......
Hay, Oliver Perry
Oliver Perry Hay was an American paleontologist who did much to unify existing knowledge of North American fossil......
Hedwig, Johann
Johann Hedwig was a botanist who did more than any other scientist to advance the knowledge of mosses. Hedwig studied......
Helmholtz, Hermann von
Hermann von Helmholtz was a German scientist and philosopher who made fundamental contributions to physiology,......
Helmont, Jan Baptista van
Jan Baptista van Helmont was a Flemish physician, philosopher, mystic, and chemist who recognized the existence......
Henderson, Lawrence Joseph
Lawrence Joseph Henderson was a U.S. biochemist, who discovered the chemical means by which acid–base equilibria......
Henderson, Richard
Richard Henderson is a Scottish biophysicist and molecular biologist who was the first to successfully produce......
Henle, Friedrich Gustav Jacob
Friedrich Gustav Jacob Henle was a German pathologist, one of history’s outstanding anatomists, whose influence......
Hennig, Willi
Willi Hennig was a German zoologist recognized as the leading proponent of the cladistic school of phylogenetic......
Hensen, Viktor
Viktor Hensen was a physiologist who first used the name plankton to describe the organisms that live suspended......
Henslow, John Stevens
John Stevens Henslow was a British botanist, clergyman, and geologist who popularized botany at the University......
Herdman, Sir William Abbott
Sir William Abbott Herdman was an oceanographer and a specialist on the marine organisms Tunicata. In 1881 Herdman......
Hering, Ewald
Ewald Hering was a German physiologist and psychologist whose chief work concerned the physiology of colour perception.......
Herophilus
Herophilus was an Alexandrian physician who was an early performer of public dissections on human cadavers, and......
Hershey, A.D.
A.D. Hershey was an American biologist who, along with Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria, won the Nobel Prize for......
Hershko, Avram
Avram Hershko is a Hungarian-born Israeli biochemist who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Aaron J.......
Hertwig, Oskar
Oskar Hertwig was a German embryologist and cytologist who was the first to recognize that the fusion of the nuclei......
Hertwig, Richard von
Richard von Hertwig was a German biologist particularly noted for the development of the germ-layer theory, which......
Hess, Walter Rudolf
Walter Rudolf Hess was a Swiss physiologist, who received (with António Egas Moniz) the 1949 Nobel Prize for Physiology......
Hewson, William
William Hewson was a British anatomist and physiologist who described blood coagulation and isolated a key protein......
Heymans, Corneille
Corneille Heymans was a Belgian physiologist who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1938 for......
Hill, A.V.
A.V. Hill was a British physiologist and biophysicist who received (with Otto Meyerhof) the 1922 Nobel Prize for......
Hill, John
John Hill was an English writer and botanist who compiled the first book on British flora to be based on the Linnaean......
His, Wilhelm
Wilhelm His was a Swiss-born German anatomist and embryologist who created the science of histogenesis, or the......
Hitchcock, Albert Spear
Albert Spear Hitchcock was a U.S. botanist and specialist on the taxonomy of the world’s grasses who developed......
Hoagland, Dennis Robert
Dennis Robert Hoagland was an American plant physiologist and authority on plant and soil interactions. Hoagland......
Hodgkin, Sir Alan
Sir Alan Hodgkin was an English physiologist and biophysicist, who received (with Andrew Fielding Huxley and Sir......
Hofmeister, Wilhelm
Wilhelm Hofmeister was a German botanist whose investigations of plant structure made him a pioneer in the science......
Hogben, Lancelot Thomas
Lancelot Thomas Hogben was an English zoologist, geneticist, medical statistician, and linguist, known especially......
Holley, Robert William
Robert William Holley was an American biochemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 with......
Holub, Emil
Emil Holub was a naturalist who travelled extensively in south central Africa gathering varied and valuable natural......
Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker was an English botanist noted for his botanical travels and studies and for his encouragement......
Hooker, Sir William Jackson
Sir William Jackson Hooker was an English botanist who was the first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew......
Hooton, Earnest A.
Earnest A. Hooton was an American physical anthropologist who investigated human evolution and so-called racial......
Hopkins, Sir Frederick Gowland
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins was a British biochemist, who received (with Christiaan Eijkman) the 1929 Nobel Prize......
Hoppe-Seyler, Ernst Felix
Ernst Felix Hoppe-Seyler was a German physician, known for his work toward establishing physiological chemistry......
Horsley, Sir Victor
Sir Victor Horsley was a British physiologist and neurosurgeon who was first to remove a spinal tumour (1887).......
Horvitz, H. Robert
H. Robert Horvitz is an American biologist who, with Sydney Brenner and John E. Sulston, won the Nobel Prize for......
Houghton, Michael
Michael Houghton is a British-born virologist known for his contributions to the discovery of hepatitis C virus......
Houssay, Bernardo Alberto
Bernardo Alberto Houssay was an Argentine physiologist and corecipient, with Carl and Gerty Cori, of the 1947 Nobel......
Howard, Leland Ossian
Leland Ossian Howard was an American entomologist noted for his experiments in the biological control of harmful......
Hubel, David Hunter
David Hunter Hubel was a Canadian American neurobiologist, corecipient with Torsten Nils Wiesel and Roger Wolcott......
Huber, Robert
Robert Huber is a German biochemist who, along with Johann Deisenhofer and Hartmut Michel, received the Nobel Prize......
Hudson, W.H.
W.H. Hudson was a British author, naturalist, and ornithologist, best known for his exotic romances, especially......
Humboldt, Alexander von
Alexander von Humboldt was a German naturalist and explorer who was a major figure in the classical period of physical......
Hunt, Tim
Tim Hunt is a British scientist who, with Leland H. Hartwell and Paul M. Nurse, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology......
Hunter, John
John Hunter was a surgeon, founder of pathological anatomy in England, and early advocate of investigation and......
Hutchinson, G Evelyn
G. Evelyn Hutchinson was an English-born American zoologist known for his ecological studies of freshwater lakes.......
Huxley, Hugh Esmor
Hugh Esmor Huxley was an English molecular biologist whose study (with Jean Hanson) of muscle ultrastructure using......
Huxley, Sir Andrew Fielding
Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley was an English physiologist, cowinner (with Sir Alan Hodgkin and Sir John Carew Eccles)......
Huxley, Sir Julian
Sir Julian Huxley was an English biologist, philosopher, educator, and author who greatly influenced the modern......

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