History

The Alfred Russel Wallace Page - Contains information about the English naturalist, including commentaries, full-text of some of his writings, and bibliographies.
www.wku.edu/~smithch/index1.htm

Biochemistry History - Short biographies of Biochemists Marshall Nirenberg, who cracked the genetic code, and Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, discoverer of vitamins
www.imagery-imagination.com/biochem.htm

Bioexplorer: History of Biology - A collection of links covering history of biology.
www.bioexplorer.net/History_of_Biology/

Biographies of Biologists - Alphabetical list of biologists' and paleontologists' biographies maintained by the University of California Museum of Paleontology.
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/topic/history.html

Biotech Chronicles - Variety of resources for teaching the history of biotechnology, including timelines, biographies, and stories.
www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/

A Brief History of Marine Biology and Oceanography - Historical overview of marine sciences from the bronze age to the 20th century, with images and a timeline.
www.meer.org/mbhist.htm

Evolution: Selected Papers and Commentary - Full-text versions of key papers in evolutionary biology from the nineteenth century onwards, with particular emphasis on the work of William Bateson and Darwin's close research associate, George Romanes.
post.queensu.ca/~forsdyke/evolutio.htm

Evolution of Evolution - Essay on the interaction of human history, including women's history, and the development of evolution theory.
www.math.utah.edu/~heidi/evol0.html

Historica Botanica - Miscellany, reference information and research concerning the history of botany.
historicabotanica.blogspot.com/

History of Biomedicine - Extensive historical perspective of the medical and biomedical fields, including useful biomedical research links. From the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
www.mic.ki.se/History.html

The History of Evolution - Not just the historical aspects of evolution, but also the evolution of all species.
pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HISTEVOL.html

History of Evolutionary Theory - Evolutionary topics and scientists in their historical context - from Museum of Paleontology, UC-Berkeley.
evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/search/topicbrowse2.php?topic_id=48

The Huxley File - The works of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895): physiologist, anatomist, anthropologist, agnostic, educator, and Darwin's bulldog.
aleph0.clarku.edu/huxley/

International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) - The Society sponsors an annual meeting, a listserv, and semiannual newsletters, and offers educational resources and a beginner's guide for research in the history of biology.
www.ishpssb.org/

Jan Swammerdam - Describes the life and work of this 17th century Dutch microscopist.
www.janswammerdam.net/

Jean Linden - The 19th century Belgian who explored and horticulturist who specialized in orchids.
www.jeanlinden.info/

Joseph Dalton Hooker - A leading nineteenth century botanist, and close friend of Charles Darwin.
www.jdhooker.org.uk/

Journal of the History of Biology - Devoted to the history of the biological sciences, with additional interest and concern in philosophical and social issues confronting biology. Table of contents, author instructions, and subscription information.
www.springer.com/east/home?SGWID=5-102-70-35573870-0

Lefalophodon - An informal and incomplete guide to the history of evolutionary biology from about 1800 to about 1950. Its main emphases are on the late 19th century and on paleontology.
www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~alroy/lefa/lophodon.html

Life Sciences in the Twentieth Century - History of Science Society newsletter article, by Garland Allen, 1997.
depts.washington.edu/hssexec/newsletter/1997/allen.html

Robert Hooke - Site devoted to the life and work of Robert Hooke, one of the leading scientists of 17th century England, and first Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society.
www.roberthooke.org.uk/

The World of Richard Dawkins - Biographical and research resource about the evolutionary biologist, including a schedule of events, list of publications, and other resources in evolution.
www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk/dawkins/WorldOfDawkins-archive/