Term

naturalist

A scientist who studies nature: animals, plants, rocks. In Darwin's day this was the name for a researcher with a broad range.

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, Charles Darwin

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• The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, Charles Darwin
• The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin

  A scientist who studies nature as a whole: animals, plants, rocks, climate. In the nineteenth century this was the name for biologists and geologists with a broad range.

• A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future, David Attenborough

  Someone who studies living nature by watching plants and animals where they live.

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