George Gaylord Simpson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf paleontologist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkbp:born June 29, 1902
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution natural selection
speciation
comparative anatomy
extinction events
scientific communication
paleoanthropology
public understanding of science
biogeography
fossil assemblages
paleoecology
species diversity
paleobiology
paleoclimatology
evolutionary theory
genetic drift
phylogenetics
evolutionary history
adaptive radiation
biogeographical patterns
biological classification
geological time scale
systematics
cladistics
functional morphology
molecular evolution
fossilization processes
historical geology
extinction studies
vertebrate paleontology
evolutionary mechanisms
mammalian evolution
paleontological methods
adaptive strategies
paleobiogeography
paleontological theory
evolutionary trends
invertebrate paleontology
evolutionary biology education
fossil record interpretation
morphological evolution
species concept
evolutionary_developmental_biology
gptkbp:died October 6, 1984
gptkbp:field paleontology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Gaylord Simpson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Stephen_Jay_Gould
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:knownFor modern synthesis of evolutionary biology
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWorks Tempo_and_Mode_in_Evolution
gptkbp:spouse Eleanor_Simpson