Initial letter:
A
B
C
D
E & F
G
H
I & J
K
L
M
N & O
P
Q & R
S
T & U
V & W
X,Y (Ü), Z, Å , Ä (Æ) & Ö
(Ø)
Biographical
refs (short list)
Portraits of several naturalists
Other biographical & etymological links:
Antarctic
Expeditions
Australian
Scientists (many entries)
Biographical
Dict. of Biologists
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Eric's
Treasure Trove of Scientific Biographies
Famous
Biologists
New
General Catalog of Old Books and Authors (including > 64 000
authors)
Mexican
taxonomists (modern)
Brief list of Important Female Figures
Birds
of the World (see its Author Index)
Biographies
of persons honoured in herpetological names
Biographical Notes on Southern African Botanical Epithets Based on Personal Names
New
General Catalog of Old Books & Authors
Institute
Pasteur - notes biographiques
Persons
mentioned by A.R. Wallace
Biographical dictionaries:
Major
World Biographical
Index (ca 2,400,000)
The
Biographical Dictionary (>28,000)
Famous
Americans (until 1899) (>30,000)
Dictionary of New
Zealand Biography (>3000)
Svenskt
biografiskt handlexikon (2:nd ed., 1906)
Minor
Biography
Center (ca 11,000)
Biography.com
(ca 25,000)
Jack
Tourette's biographical collection (26,000 +)
Biografisch
Woordenboek van Nederland (covering period 1850-2000; 1863
biographies)
Portrait Galleries:
Gallery
of Malacologists (Kevin S. Cumming)
Bibliographical databases (may have dates of authors):
Academy
of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia
American Museumm of
Nat. Hist.
Natural
History Museum, London
Smithsonian
Institution Library
Other links to organism name sites
IPNI (the
International Plant Names Index)
Obituaries
Alta
Vista (advanced)
Other web pages on this server, e.g.:
Explanations (some terms):
Eponym: a name named for a person; an eponym after a man may
also be called a patronym and after a woman (derived from womb man) a
matronym.
Toponym: a name named after a place.
Aptromym: a name, which is aptly suited to its owners
profession.
Charactonym: a name well suiting a person's personality.
Exonym: a name used by foreigners but differing from the
native name, e.g. Naples, which people from Italy call Napoli (and
the original Greek inhabitants used the name Neapolis, meaning the
new city).
Tautonym: a biological binomen, where the specific name is
identical to the generic.