Ernst Mayr
(1904-2005)
German-American evolutionary biologist
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Ernst Walter Mayr ForMemRS (5 July 1904 – 3 February 2005) was one of the 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists. He was also a renowned taxonomist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, philosopher of biology, and historian of science. His work contributed to the conceptual revolution that led to the modern evolutionary synthesis of Mendelian genetics, systematics, and Darwinian evolution, and to the development of the biological species concept.
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5 July 1904 Kempten, Germany
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3 February 2005 (aged 100) Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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