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Edgar Anderson

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American botanist (1897-1969)

United StatesScientistsLived 1897 to 1969 · aged 71
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Edgar Shannon Anderson was an American botanist. He introduced the term introgressive hybridization and his 1949 book of that title was an original and important contribution to botanical genetics. His work on the transfer and origin of adaptations through natural hybridization continues to be relevant.

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Awards 3

1958Darwin-Wallace Medal
1943Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1969 · aged 71
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16 languages

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