Margaret Elizabeth Fountaine was one of the most prolific and famous butterfly collectors of her time. She not only collected the butterflies but breed them so she could study their lifecycle. Fountaine became an expert in tropical butterfly life cycles and was a talented artist who made many detailed and beautiful watercolours of her specimens.
Irish novelist, historian, and poet
Yellowstone National Park ranger and naturalist, 1921-1931
1800s Canadian biologist and librarian
Scottish-Canadian naturalist, farmer, and office holder
Professor and Head of Department, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Queensland 1988-1993; Senior Principal Research Fellow, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney 1993-1999, among other roles
Australian geneticist
Australian educator in the field of veterinary science, agricultural science and pharmacy.
South Africa’s first qualified veterinarian
South African author and zoologist. She studied at the University of Stellenbosch, and was the first woman to be awarded a doctorate at this university. She later lectured at Potchefstroom University College and did research.