I’ve been a scientist for 30 years and I learned this TODAY!!!!! Source: www.some.ox.ac.uk/eminent/mary...

I’d expect them to say Scientiste But then I’m a (lapsed) Scientist.

apparently "philosopher" has an archaic male connotation and the feminine version would be "philosophress" 🤔 www.etymonline.com/word/philoso...

philosopher | Etymology of philosopher by etymonline

"scholar, learned person, wise person; one devoted to the search for universal truth, a… See origin and meaning of philosopher.

Yes, and some men (including Thomas Huxley) objected to the new term, insisting they were "men of science"! 🧪 theconversation.com/how-man-of-s...

How ‘man of science’ was dumped in favour of ‘scientist’

JT Carrington, editor of the popular science magazine Science-Gossip, achieved a remarkable feat in December of 1894. He found a subject on which the Duke of Argyll, a combative anti-Darwinian, and Th...

I never knew that.

I did not know that either!! Wow.

Courtesy of Upworthy Science

I have to admit, "natural philosopher" has a ring to it.

I love this so much it hurts, Katharine

It was literally voted into the language! Alas, it beat out the fantastic option “nature poker.”

William Whewell is a hell of a name.