Edward Osborne Wilson

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:professor
author
biologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Alabama
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Medal
gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Tyler_Prize_for_Environmental_Achievement
gptkb:Crafoord_Prize
gptkb:Royal_Society's_Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1929-06-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama,_USA
gptkbp:causeOfDeath natural causes
gptkbp:children gptkb:Catherine_Wilson
gptkbp:deathDate 2021-12-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Burlington,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Frank_M._Carpenter
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:field biodiversity
biology
ecology
sociobiology
myrmecology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Osborne Wilson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Dawkins
gptkb:David_Sloan_Wilson
gptkb:Bert_Hölldobler
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Ernst_Mayr
gptkb:William_Morton_Wheeler
gptkbp:knownFor conservation advocacy
biodiversity research
island biogeography
sociobiology
theory of eusociality
study of ants
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Consilience:_The_Unity_of_Knowledge
gptkb:Half-Earth:_Our_Planet’s_Fight_for_Life
gptkb:On_Human_Nature
gptkb:Sociobiology:_The_New_Synthesis
gptkb:The_Ants
gptkb:The_Diversity_of_Life
gptkbp:positionHeld Professor of Zoology at Harvard University
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Irene_Kelley
gptkbp:website https://eowilsonfoundation.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:E.O._Wilson
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