G. Ledyard Stebbins

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:author gptkb:Flowering_Plants:_Evolution_Above_the_Species_Level
gptkb:Processes_of_Organic_Evolution
gptkb:Variation_and_Evolution_in_Plants
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Linnean_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-01-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lawrence,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution studied the role of natural selection in plant evolution
helped integrate botany into the modern evolutionary synthesis
researched plant speciation
studied hybridization and polyploidy in plants
gptkbp:deathDate 2000-01-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Davis,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:E._B._Babcock
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Verne_Grant
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Evolution_(journal)
gptkb:Genetics_(journal)
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:field botany
evolutionary biology
genetics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Ledyard_Stebbins,_Jr.
gptkbp:honor Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve named in his honor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label G. Ledyard Stebbins
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Peter_H._Raven
gptkb:Verne_Grant
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ernst_Mayr
gptkb:Ronald_Fisher
gptkb:Theodosius_Dobzhansky
gptkbp:knownFor contributions to the modern evolutionary synthesis
evolution of plants
polyploidy
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Variation_and_Evolution_in_Plants
gptkbp:occupation biologist
botanist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Davis,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_MacLachlan
gptkb:Margaret_Chamberlin
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_California,_Davis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:modern_synthesis_(evolution)
gptkb:Plant_Biology
gptkb:The_New_Systematics
gptkb:Plant_Sciences
gptkb:modern_evolutionary_synthesis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6