Provides personal and professional information on some 445 naturalists and environmentalists.
Casting a wide net, this volume provides personal and professional information on some 445 American and Canadian naturalists and environmentalists, who lived from the late 15th century to the late 20th century. It includes explorers who published works on the natural history of North America, conservationists, ecologists, environmentalists, wildlife management specialists, park planners, national park administrators, zoologists, botanists, natural historians, geographers, geologists, academics, museum scientists and administrators, military personnel, travellers, government officials, political figures and writers and artists concerned with the environment. Some of the subjects are well known. The accomplishments of others are little known.
Each entry contains a succinct but careful evaluation of the subject's career and contributions. Entries also include up-to-date bibliographies and information concerning manuscript sources.
Reviews
A valuable contribution to biographical research, this volume contains facts and figures that are difficult to track down elsewhere.—C&RL News
There are no comparable reference works that cover the same areas found in this volume....this collection is unique....This book is highly recommended for all larger public and academic libraries and for smaller collections that are attempting to be comprehensive in the areas of environmentalism and naturalism. It is bound to become a basic reference source for these areas.—ARBA
Recommended for college, university, and larger public library reference collections.—E-Streams
