He was very succesful in various fields of knowledge: zoologist, botanist, malacologist, meteorologist, writer, evolutionist, polyglot, translator; but was honored in none during his lifetime.
He was very successful in various fields of knowledge; zoologist, botanist, malacologist, meteorologist, writer, evolutionist, polyglot, translator. He wrote prolifically on such diverse topics as anthropology, biology, geology, and linguistics; but was honored in none during his lifetime.