Richard Dawkins

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atheist author ethologist evolutionary biologist human public intellectual science writer television presenter

Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist and prominent science writer best known for popularizing gene-centered evolution and outspoken advocacy of atheism and secularism.

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Richard Dawkins canonical 44
Clinton Richard Dawkins 1
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instanceOf atheist ⓘ
author ⓘ
ethologist ⓘ
evolutionary biologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
public intellectual ⓘ
science writer ⓘ
television presenter ⓘ
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts in zoology ⓘ
Doctor of Philosophy in zoology ⓘ
awardReceived Humanist of the Year ⓘ
Michael Faraday Award ⓘ
Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest ⓘ
Royal Society of Literature Award ⓘ
citizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kenya ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1941-03-26 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Niko Tinbergen ⓘ
surface form: Nikolaas Tinbergen
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oundle School ⓘ
employer University of Oxford ⓘ
endTime 2008 ⓘ
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surface form: Dawkins
fieldOfWork atheism ⓘ
ethology ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ
popular science ⓘ
science communication ⓘ
secularism ⓘ
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genre non-fiction ⓘ
popular science ⓘ
givenName Richard ⓘ
hasChild one daughter ⓘ
influenced Christopher Hitchens ⓘ
Daniel Dennett ⓘ
Jerry Coyne ⓘ
Sam Harris ⓘ
influencedBy Charles Darwin ⓘ
Niko Tinbergen ⓘ
surface form: Nikolaas Tinbergen
knownFor advocacy of atheism ⓘ
concept of memes ⓘ
concept of the selfish gene ⓘ
criticism of religion ⓘ
gene-centered view of evolution ⓘ
popularizing evolutionary biology ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement New Atheism ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableIdea extended phenotype ⓘ
meme as a unit of cultural transmission ⓘ
selfish gene theory ⓘ
notableWork A Devil's Chaplain ⓘ
An Appetite for Wonder ⓘ
Brief Candle in the Dark ⓘ
Climbing Mount Improbable ⓘ
River Out of Eden ⓘ
The Blind Watchmaker ⓘ
The Extended Phenotype ⓘ
The God Delusion ⓘ
The Greatest Show on Earth ⓘ
The Magic of Reality ⓘ
The Selfish Gene ⓘ
Unweaving the Rainbow ⓘ
placeOfBirth Nairobi ⓘ
positionHeld Professor for Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford ⓘ
religiousView atheism ⓘ
residence Oxford ⓘ
spouse Eve Barham ⓘ
Lalla Ward ⓘ
Marian Stamp Dawkins ⓘ
startTime 1995 ⓘ
website https://richarddawkins.net ⓘ

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The Blind Watchmaker → author → Richard Dawkins ⓘ
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River Out of Eden → author → Richard Dawkins ⓘ
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