# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-lewontin
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:10:59.353Z

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name: "Richard Lewontin"
slug: "richard-lewontin"
description: "Richard Charles Lewontin was an American evolutionary biologist, mathematician, geneticist, and social commentator. A leader in developing the mathematical basis of population genetics and evolutionary theory, he applied techniques from molecular biology, such as gel electrophoresis, to questions of genetic variation and evolution. He was a self-described Marxist."
tagline: "American evolutionary biologist and mathematician (1929–2021)"
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birthDate: "1929-03-29"
deathDate: "2021-07-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump