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Allan Wilson
New Zealand biologist (1934-1991) · New Zealand · On the map · Academics · Died at 56
Allan Charles Wilson FRS AAA&S was a New Zealand biologist and biochemist, who was a professor of biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, a pioneer in the use of molecular approaches to understand evolutionary change and reconstruct phylogenies, and a revolutionary contributor to the study of human evolution.
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He was one of the most significant figures in post-war biology; his work attracted a great deal of attention both from within and outside the academic world. He is the only New Zealander to have won the MacArthur Fellowship.
