Loren Eiseley

Loren Corey Eiseley (September 3rd, 1907–July 9th, 1977) was a highly respected anthropologist, science writer, ecologist, and poet who published books of essays, biography, and general science, in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. He is best known for the poetic essay style, called the "hidden essay', he used to explain complex scientific ideas, such as human evolution, to the general public, and for his writings about humanity's relationship with the natural world, which helped inspire the environmental movement. Among his books are The Immense Journey (1957), Darwin's Century (1958), The Unexpected Universe (1969), The Night Country (1971), and the memoir All the Strange Hours (1975).

Bibliography

Collections of Eiseley's scientific essays and his books on the history of science

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• The Immense Journey (1957, Random House). The first and most widely read collection of Eiseley's essays, with a million copies in print.
• Darwin's Century (1958, Doubleday). Focuses on the development of the theory of evolution. Awarded the Phi Beta Kappa Science prize in 1959.
• The Firmament of Time (1960, Atheneum). Awarded the 1961 John Burroughs Medal for the best publication in the field of Nature Writing.
• Frances Bacon and the Modern Dilemma (1961, republished in 1973 as The Man Who Saw Through Time).
• The Mind as Nature (1962, Harper and Row).
• The Unexpected Universe (1969, Harcourt, Brace and World).
• The Invisible Pyramid (1970, Scribner; Reissued by Nebraska Press, 1998).
• The Night Country (1971, Scribner; Reissued by Nebraska Press, 1997).
• Another Kind of Autumn (1977, Scribner).
• The Star Thrower (1978, Times Books).
• Darwin and the Mysterious Mr. X: New Light on the Evolutionists (1979, E.P. Dutton).

Eiseley's Memoir

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• All The Strange Hours: The Excavation of a Life (1975, Scribner). Widely considered to be Eiseley's masterpiece.

Eiseley's Poetry

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• Notes of an Alchemist (1972, Scribner).
• The Innocent Assassins (1973, Scribner).
• All The Night Wings (1978, Times Books).