Naturalist (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward O. Wilson
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Time of Work: 1929-1992
- Setting: The United States
- Principal Characters: Edward O. Wilson, Irene “Renee” Wilson, Richard C. Lewontin
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: South or Southerners, Islands, Fishing or fishermen, Insects, Naturalists, Evolution, Biology or biologists, Earth sciences
- Locales: United States
Although a scientist, Benjamin Franklin, wrote the first great American autobiography, most scientific autobiographies in the next two centuries were undistinguished, since scientists were rarely able to combine the clarity of mind, honest self-evaluation, and effective prose style that had characterized Franklin’s effort. It is therefore refreshing to encounter in Naturalist a clearly and honestly written scientific autobiography that harmonizes the rich interior world of a productive scientist and the absorbing people and events that shaped his life. With several excellent...
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