Musician Dictionary

Edward O. Wilson

American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)

DescriptionAmerican biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)
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Born1929-06-10
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BirthplaceBirmingham Birmingham
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Died2021-12-26
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Place of deathBurlington Burlington
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AreaUnited States
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CountryUS
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CitizenshipUnited States
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Occupationethologist autobiographer ecologist sociobiologist biologist university teacher evolutionary biologist science writer naturalist novelist entomologist zoologist myrmecologist scientific collector
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Member ofRoyal Society of London National Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Ecological Society of America American Philosophical Society Linnean Society of London German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
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AwardsHonorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Addison Emery Verrill Medal Fellow of the Ecological Society of America BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award Natural World Book Prize Kew International Medal Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement King Faisal Prize in Science Distinguished Eagle Scout Award Leidy Award Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction Catalonia International Prize honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense International Prize for Biology Harvard Centennial Medal International Cosmos Prize Crafoord Prize in Biosciences ECI Prize Eminent Ecologist Award Nierenberg Prize Humanist of the Year National Medal of Science Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science Golden Plate Award Lewis Thomas Prize TED Prize honorary doctor of Harvard University Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science Linnean Tercentenary Medal Harper Lee Award Foreign Member of the Royal Society Kistler Prize Global Environmental Citizen Award Hubbard Medal William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement Newcomb Cleveland Prize Audubon Medal Guggenheim Fellowship
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Also known as

E. O. Wilson Edward Osborne Wilson

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