Sewall Wright

GPTKB entity

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gptkb:John_J._Carty_Award_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkbp:birthDate 1889-12-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Melrose,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1988-03-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Madison,_Wisconsin,_United_States
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gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:fieldOfWork biostatistics
evolutionary biology
genetics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sewall Wright
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gptkb:J._B._S._Haldane
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gptkb:Theodosius_Dobzhansky
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gptkb:Gregor_Mendel
gptkb:William_Ernest_Castle
gptkbp:knownFor population genetics
genetic drift
inbreeding coefficient
shifting balance theory
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gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkb:Genetical_Structure_of_Populations
The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding, and Selection in Evolution
gptkbp:occupation biologist
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Elizabeth_Quincy_Sewall
gptkb:Philip_Green_Wright
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Philip_Green_Wright
gptkb:Quincy_Wright
gptkbp:signature Sewall Wright signature.svg
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