Top Ten Greatest Biologists In History
The Top Ten
1 Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin ( 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now widely accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science. In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific... read more
Famous for his theory of evolution
2 Gregor Mendel
3 Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece.
He once said in his masterpiece, 'Treatise on Science', that "biologists are insanely awesome". The authenticity of this preposterous statement is naturally disputed.
Famous for classified organisms
4 Claude Bernard
Famous for blind experimental method for objective results
5 Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.
Famous for creating the process for treating milk and wine
6 Robert Hooke
Famous for coining the term "cell"
7 Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Kos, also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
Famous for being the father of western medicine
8 Edward Jenner
Famous for creating the first effective vaccine for smallpox
9 David Attenborough
10 Antoine Lavoisier
Famous for observing Metabolism
The Contenders
11 Mary Anning
12 Jonas Salk
First effective polio vaccine developed by him in my hometown of Pittsburgh PA
13 Jane Goodall
14 Jacques Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau AC, commonly known in English as Jacques Cousteau (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française... read more
15 Peter Wilhelm Lund
16 Robert Brown
Famous for discovering the cell nucleus
17 Ernst Mayr
18 Carl Linnaeus
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