Meanings of distinguished naturalist in English

I sent one to a distinguished naturalist, and it interested him much.

He is a distinguished naturalist, equally well versed in several branches of our science.

Edwards was a distinguished naturalist whose "Butterflies of North America" is in 3 volumes.

But why should this distinguished naturalist insist upon the specific creation of either plants or animals?

He is of course a distinguished naturalist, probably the most acute, broad-minded, and understanding observer of Nature living.

According to a distinguished naturalist (Buffon), it is first observable by a slight swelling of the groins.

A distinguished naturalist considers it as absurd to suppose that semi-civilised people should have practised selection of any kind.

Some progress has already been made by a transatlantic investigator in the explanation so much desired by the distinguished naturalist.

Nay, I met a distinguished naturalist in America who maintained that we shall find flies and spiders in the next world.

Another, Mr. Dana, still a very young man, strikes me as likely to be the most distinguished naturalist of the United States.

She did not know that societies existed in many States called by the name of the distinguished naturalist, engaged in the same merciful work.

His father was a distinguished naturalist; Erik often accompanied him in his expeditions, and thus early acquired a taste for natural history and research.

Mr. Audubon, the distinguished naturalist, has given some of the most interesting facts in connection with the alligator that have come to my knowledge.

To this gratifying testimony against materialism the distinguished naturalist added an equally valuable testimony regarding Darwinism on the occasion of the naturalists' convention in 1900.

After another long silence the Distinguished Naturalist said:

The Distinguished Naturalist looked interested, but said nothing for an hour; then he said to his native Guide: