Ornithologist

🇺🇸Theodore Roosevelt

Politics

1858–1919

"By God, if you try anything like that, I'll kick you, I'll bite you, I'll kick you in the balls. I'll do anything to you — you'd better leave me alone."

"Dr. Alexander Skutch - Bibliographic notes from Tropical Science Center"

🇸🇪Carl Linnaeus

Science

1707–1778

"The Earth's Creation is the glory of God, as seen from the works of Nature by Man alone."

🇺🇸William Beebe

Science

1877–1962

"The isness of things is well worth studying; but it is their whyness that makes life worth living."

🇬🇧Edward Lear

Literature

1812–1888

"Edward Lear Home Page at NonsenseLit.org"

🇺🇸John James Audubon

Science

Naturalism

1785–1851

"International celebration of Audubon through stamps"

James Francis Stephens

Science

1792–1853

"BHL A systematic Catalogue of British insects"

"“...from its name, Ramgar, I am inclined to support that it was a part of the building actually erected by Rama."

🇩🇪Alexander von Humboldt

Philosophy

1767–1835

"The expression of vanity and self-love becomes less offensive, when it retains something of simplicity and frankness."

🇬🇧Alfred Russel Wallace

Science

1823–1913

"Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre-existing closely allied species."

🇫🇷Georges Cuvier

Science

1769–1832

"It is evident that one cannot say anything demonstrable about the problem before having resolved these preliminary questions, and yet we hardly possess the necessary information to solve some of them."

🇫🇮Pentti Linkola

Science

1932–2020

"The difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is a matter of perspective: it all depends on the observer and the verdict of history."

🇺🇸Jared Diamond

Literature

b. 1937

"Remember that impact is the product of two factors: population multiplied times impact per person."