naturalist

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I met Molly Hansen, the community’s unofficial historian and naturalist, in her low-ceilinged office near the village center.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

His family encouraged him to send it to the esteemed naturalist and helped him track down an address.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Roughly three centuries ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out to catalog and name every living organism he could find.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

He spent the rest of his life traveling for similar projects and produced a teeming library of naturalist studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

He carefully wrote down the measurements in a notebook, just like a naturalist who studies animals and plants.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple