Editing List of biologists (section)

== M ==

===Ma–Mc===

*[[Jules François Mabille]] (1831–1904), French malacologist<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Mabile (not, apparently, Mabille — maybe an error</ref> who discovered and studied many mollusc species
*[[William MacGillivray]] (1796–1852), Scottish botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: W.MacGill.</ref> and ornithologist, author ''A Manual of British Ornithology''
*[[John Macleod (physiologist)|John Macleod]] (1876–1935), British biochemist awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin
*[[Marcello Malpighi]] (1628–1694), Italian anatomist and biologist who described physiological features related to the excretory system
*[[Ramon Margalef]] (1919–2004), Spanish ecologist who applied information theory and mathematical models
*[[Emanuel Margoliash]] (1920–2008), Israeli-American biochemist whose work on cytochrome c sequences formed the starting point for studies of protein evolution
*[[Leo Margolis]] (1927–1997), Canadian parasitologist which showed that parasites could be used to identify fish stocks
*[[Lynn Margulis]] (1938–2011), American evolutionary theorist who proposed that organelles were "captured" bacteria
*[[Othniel Charles Marsh]] (1831–1899), American paleontologist who collected Mesozoic reptiles, Cretaceous birds, and Mesozoic and Tertiary mammals
*[[Barry Marshall]] (born 1951), Australian physician and microbiologist, awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize for elucidating the relationship between stomach ulcers and bacteria
*[[Bruce Marshall (taxonomist)|Bruce Marshall]] (born 1948), New Zealand malacologist who has named many species and genera
*[[Fermín Martín Piera]] (1954–2001), Spanish specialist in the systematics of Scarabaeoidea (beetles)
*[[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius]] (1794–1868), German botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Mart.</ref> and explorer who collected many specimens
*[[John Martyn (botanist)|John Martyn]] (1699–1768), English botanist,<ref>Abbreviation in botany: J.Martyn</ref> author of ''Historia Plantarum Rariorum''
*[[Thomas Martyn]] (1735–1825), English priest and botanist,<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Martyn</ref> author of ''Plantæ Cantabrigiensis'' and ''Flora Rustica''
*[[John Marwick]] (1891–1978), New Zealand palaeontologist and geologist who studied and classified mollusc fossils
*[[Teresa Maryańska]] (1937–2019), Poland, [[paleontologist]]<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Maryanska</ref> specializing in [[dinosaur]]s
*[[Ruth Mason]] (1913–1990), New Zealand botanist specialising in the taxonomy and ecology of freshwater plants
*[[Francis Masson]] (1741–1805), Scottish botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Masson</ref> and explorer, author of ''Stapeliae Novae,'' about South African succulents 
*[[Gregory Mathews]] (1876–1949), Australian ornithologist<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Mathews</ref> whose papers dealt especially with taxonomy and nomenclature
*[[Sara Branham Matthews]] (1888–1962), American microbiologist, listed under B (Branham).
*[[Paul Matschie]] (1861–1926), German zoologist who described 11 new species of reptiles
*[[William Diller Matthew]] (1871–1930), Canadian-American paleontologist who worked primarily on mammal fossils
*[[Humberto Maturana]] (1928–2021), Chilean philosopher and biologist known in particular for [[autopoiesis]]
*[[Polly Matzinger]] (born 1947), American immunologist known for  the idea that antigen-presenting cells respond to "danger signals" 
*[[Carl Maximowicz]] (1827–1891), Russian botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Maxim.</ref> who studied flora of the Far East
*[[Harold Maxwell-Lefroy]] (1877–1925), English entomologist who investigated the use of chemicals to control insects
*[[Robert May, Baron May of Oxford|Robert May]] (1936–2020), Australian mathematician who advanced the field of population biology by application of mathematical techniques
*[[Ernst Mayr]] (1904–2005), ornithologist,<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Mayr</ref> systematist, philosopher of biology; originator of modern definition of "species"
*[[Barbara McClintock]] (1902–1992), American biologist, winner of a Nobel Prize for her work on the transposon, or "jumping gene"
*[[James V. McConnell]] (1925–1990), American biological psychologist who studied learning and memory transfer in planarians
*[[Eileen McLaughlin]] (thesis 1993), New Zealand biologist who studies assisted reproduction
*[[Mark McMenamin]] (born 1958), American paleontologist who has studied the Cambrian explosion and the Ediacaran biota
*[[Bruce McEwen]] (1938–2020), American [[neuroendocrinologist]] and stress hormone expert

===Me–Mi===
*[[Edmund Meade-Waldo]] (1855–1934), English ornithologist<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Meade-Waldo</ref> who discovered chick rearing behaviour of sandgrouse
*[[Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov]] (1845–1916), Russian microbiologist awarded the Nobel Prize for work on the immune system and phagocytosis
*[[Johann Wilhelm Meigen]] (1764–1845), German entomologist known for   pioneering work on Diptera.
*[[Gregor Mendel]] (1822–1884), Austrian monk who is often called the "father of genetics" for his study of the inheritance of traits in pea plants<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Mendel</ref>
*[[Édouard Ménétries]] (1802–1861), French entomologist,<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Ménétries</ref> an authority on Lepidoptera and Coleoptera
*[[Maud Leonora Menten]] (1879–1960), Canadian biochemist and histologist known for work on the kinetics of enzyme action
*[[Archibald Menzies]] (1754–1852), Scottish naturalist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Menzies</ref> who introduced ''[[Araucaria araucana]]'' ("monkey-puzzle tree") to England
*[[Clinton Hart Merriam]] (1855–1942), American zoologist and ornithologist, author of ''Mammals of the Adirondacks''
*[[John C. Merriam]] (1869–1945), American paleontologist<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Merriam</ref> known for his taxonomy of vertebrate fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits 
*[[Don Merton]] (1939–2011), New Zealand conservationist who saved the black robin from extinction, and also discovered the lek breeding system of the kākāpō
*[[Franz Meyen]] (1804–1840), Prussian physician and botanist,<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Meyen</ref> author of ''Phytotomie'', the first major study of plant anatomy
*[[Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee]] (1901–1984), Swiss-American ornithologist<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Meyer de Schauensee</ref> noted for his study of South American birds
*[[Otto Fritz Meyerhof]] (1884–1951), German-American physician and biochemist awarded the Nobel Prize for research on muscles
*[[Leonor Michaelis]] (1875–1949), German biochemist known for work on enzyme kinetics, and on quinones
*[[André Michaux]] (1746–1802), French botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Michx.</ref> and explorer noted for his study of North American flora
*[[Aleksandr Fyodorovich Middendorf]] (1815–1894), Russian zoologist<ref>Abbreviations in zoology: Middendorf, Midd.</ref> who described the effects of permafrost on the spread of animals and plants
*[[Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai]] (1846–1888), Russian marine biologist and anthropologist who studied indigenous people of New Guinea
*[[Gerrit Smith Miller Jr.]] (1869–1956), American zoologist<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Miller</ref> who concluded that the jaw of "Piltdown man" came from a fossil ape and the skullcap from a modern human
*[[Jacques Miller]] (born 1931), French-Australian immunologist who discovered the function of the thymus
*[[John Frederick Miller]] (1759–1796), English illustrator (primarily of botany)<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: J.F. Miller</ref>
*[[Kenneth R. Miller]] (born 1948), American evolutionary biologist and author of ''Finding Darwin's God''
*[[Philip Miller]] (1691–1771), Scottish botanist,<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Mill.</ref>  author of ''The Gardener's and Florists Dictionary or a Complete System of Horticulture''
*[[Alphonse Milne-Edwards]] (1835–1900), French zoologist<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: A. Milne-Edwards</ref> who studied fossil birds and deep-sea exploration
*[[Henri Milne-Edwards]] (1800–1885), French zoologist<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Milne-Edwards</ref> known for work on crustaceans
*[[César Milstein]] (1927–2002), Argentinian-British biochemist awarded the Nobel Prize for developing the use of monoclonal antibodies
*[[Maria Rosa Miracle Solé]] (1945–2017), Spanish Professor Emeritus of Ecology at the [[University of Valencia]]
*[[Peter D. Mitchell]] (1920–1992), British biochemist awarded the Nobel Prize for the theory of chemiosmosis
*[[George Jackson Mivart]] (1827–1900), English biologist, author of ''On the Genesis of Species''

===Mo-Mu===
*[[Hugo von Mohl]] (1805–1872), German botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Mohl</ref> who first observed cell division under a microscope
*[[Paul Möhring]] (1710–1792), German naturalist who pioneered the classification of bird species
*[[Juan Ignacio Molina]] (1740–1829), Chilean naturalist,<ref>Abbreviation in zoology and in botany: Molina</ref> an early proponent of gradual evolution
*[[Brian Molloy (botanist)|Brian Molloy]] (1930–2022),<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Molloy</ref> New Zealand botanist, a leading authority on New Zealand orchids
*[[Pérrine Moncrieff]] (1893–1979), New Zealand ornithologist, author of ''New Zealand birds and how to identify them''
*[[Jacques Monod]] (1910–1976), French geneticist and biochemist, awarded the Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis
*[[George Montagu (naturalist)|George Montagu]] (1753–1815), English naturalist, author of ''Ornithological Dictionary''
*[[Luc Montagnier]] (1932–2022), French virologist, awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of [[HIV]]
*[[Rita Levi-Montalcini]] (1909–2012), Italian-American neurologist awarded Nobel Prize for her co-discovery of growth factors
*[[Tommaso di Maria Allery Monterosato]] (1841–1927), Italian malacologist who studied the fossil deposits of Mount Pellegrino
*[[Pierre Dénys de Montfort]] (1766–1820), French naturalist who investigated the existence of gigantic octopuses
*[[George Thomas Moore]] (1871–1956), American botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: G.Moore</ref> who worked on plant pathology
*[[Marianne V. Moore]] (active 1978–2017), American marine biologist
*[[Alfred Moquin-Tandon]] (1804–1863), French naturalist,<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Moq.</ref> author of ''L'Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries''
*[[Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch]] (1828–1878), Swedish malacologist who described various taxa of molluscs
*[[Thomas Hunt Morgan]] (1868–1945), American geneticist who worked on mutations in the fruit fly ''Drosophila''
*[[Mary Morgan-Richards]] (thesis 1985), New Zealand evolutionary biologist whose research focusses on topics such as speciation and hybridisation
*[[Harold J. Morowitz]] (1927–2016), American biophysicist who studied the application of thermodynamics to living systems, including the origin of life 
*[[Desmond Morris]] (born 1928), British zoologist and biologist, author of ''The Naked Ape''
*[[Roger Morse]] (1927–2000), American entomologist, expert on bees and beekeeping
*[[Guy Mountfort]] (1905–2003), English ornithologist and conservationist, author of ''A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe''
*[[Ladislav Mucina]] (born 1956), Slovak botanist who works on plant ecology and biogeography
*[[Ferdinand von Mueller]] (1825–1896), German-Australian physician, geographer, and botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: F.Muell.</ref> who collected and studied many Australian plants
*[[John Muir]] (1838–1914), Scottish-American naturalist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: J.Muir</ref> and conservationist who co-founded the Sierra Club 
*[[Otto Friedrich Müller]] (1730–1784), Danish naturalist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: O.F.Müll.</ref> who studied worms and other invertebrates
*[[Fritz Müller]] (1821–1897), German-Brazilian naturalist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: F.J.Müll.</ref> who studied the natural history of the Atlantic forest south of São Paulo
*[[Hermann Müller (Thurgau)]] (1850–1927), Swiss botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Müll.-Thurg.</ref> and oenologist who published on topics in viticulture and winemaking
*[[Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller]] (1725–1776), German zoologist who classified the dugong, guanaco, potto and other species
*[[Salomon Muller]] (1804–1864), Dutch naturalist and explorer who collected specimens in the Dutch East Indies
*[[Kary Mullis]] (1944–2019), American biochemist, awarded Nobel Prize after inventing the polymerase chain reaction 
*[[Otto von Münchhausen]] (1716–1774), German botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Münchh.</ref> who studied oaks in particular
*[[John Murray (oceanographer)|John Murray]] (1841–1914), Scottish-Canadian marine biologist and oceanographer who collected marine species