Biography:Notable for his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats, his major work "The Birds of America" is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed.
2010-12-06 Record price for a printed book when a first edition of "The Birds of America" by John James Audubon auctioned at Sotheby's, London, England, for £7,321,250
Aimé Bonpland
Anna Atkins
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Carl Linnaeus
Charles Darwin
Georges Cuvier