Eugene Odum

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkbp:author gptkb:Fundamentals_of_Ecology
gptkb:Ecology:_The_Link_Between_the_Natural_and_Social_Sciences
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Tyler_Prize_for_Environmental_Achievement
gptkb:Eminent_Ecologist_Award
gptkb:Ecological_Society_of_America_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1913-09-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lake_Sunapee,_New_Hampshire,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Odum
gptkbp:contribution advanced ecological education in the United States
pioneered the concept of the ecosystem as a fundamental unit of ecological study
promoted holistic approaches to ecology
gptkbp:deathDate 2002-08-10
gptkbp:deathPlace Athens, Georgia, United States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Victor_Shelford
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:fieldOfWork ecology
environmental science
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Eugene_Pleasants_Odum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eugene Odum
gptkbp:influenced environmental education
ecosystem science
gptkbp:knownFor ecosystem ecology
author of 'Fundamentals of Ecology'
founder of ecosystem ecology
gptkbp:legacy Odum School of Ecology at University of Georgia named in his honor
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Frank_B._Golley
gptkb:John_Teal
gptkbp:occupation environmentalist
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:professor
director of the Institute of Ecology at University of Georgia
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Howard_T._Odum
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Ann_Huff_Odum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4