Choose a historical figure in ecology (they should be dead) and write about his life – this should be a usual suspect, as in a White guy (named Charles Elton, Darwin etc.)

Sir Arthur Tansley:

Sir Arthur George Tansley was one of the most well-known ecologists of the 20^th century. He was the key to the discipline’s professionalization in the ecology field. He was born in 1871. He was awarded a knighthood in 1950. His passions led to the creation of a pathbreaking institution which is known as the world’s first ecological organization, “The British Ecological Society”. It was founded in 1913. Sir Author also helped in the creation of The Nature Conservancy, which was founded in 1949, and Sir Arthur was served as the first chairman. He also was served as the first president of The British Ecological Society. Tansley also acted as editor of BES’s Journal of Ecology from 1917 to 1938. Tansley also has a huge interest in the psychology field. He wrote a bestseller entitled “The new Psychology and its relation to life” which made him a household name in the psychoanalysis field. Tansley completed his magnum opus The British Island and their vegetation in 1938. After that, he continued to write for his audience. Sir Tansley is mostly described as a combination of idealist and materialist. Sir Tansley was the first person to use the most fundamental terminology term, the “Ecosystem” in 1935.

Tansley’s effort and work in the ecology field is unmatchable, he was the pioneer of modern ecology. He passed away in 1955.