Edward Wilson Jr.

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gptkbp:instanceOf biologist
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Linnaean_Society_of_London_Gold_Medal
gptkb:the_Tyler_Prize_for_Environmental_Achievement
gptkb:the_Richard_Dawkins_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
the_Goldman_Environmental_Prize
E.O._Wilson_Biodiversity_Technology_Grant
the_Crafoord_Prize_in_Bioscience
the_Kyoto_Prize_in_Basic_Sciences
gptkbp:born June 10, 1929
gptkbp:children gptkb:J._Edward_Wilson
Diana_Wilson
gptkbp:contributedTo the study of social insects
the concept of the 'biophilia' hypothesis
the establishment of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation
the advocacy for environmental protection
the field of myrmecology
the promotion of science education
the understanding of biodiversity loss
gptkbp:died December 26, 2021
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy ecology
evolutionary biology
entomology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Wilson Jr.
gptkbp:influenced conservation biology
environmentalism
sociobiology
gptkbp:inspiration future generations of biologists
conservation efforts worldwide
the study of human behavior through biology
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:David_Attenborough
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Carl_von_Linné
gptkb:Konrad_Lorenz
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
gptkbp:knownFor biodiversity
ant research
sociobiology
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:publishedBy over 300 scientific papers
over 20 books
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Boulder,_Colorado
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Irene_A._Wilson
gptkbp:wrote Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
The Ants
Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life
The_Diversity_of_Life