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Edward O. Wilson

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

United StatesScientistsLived 1929 to 2021 · aged 92
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Edward Osborne Wilson was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist who developed the field of sociobiology.

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Wilson in 2003Wilson in 2003Wilson at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, 2007Wilson at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, 2007Wilson addresses the audience at the dedication of the Biophilia Center named for him at Nokuse Plantation in Walton County, Florida.Wilson addresses the audience at the dedication of the Biophilia Center named for him at Nokuse Plantation in Walton County, Florida.

Awards 40

2016Harper Lee Award
2014Kew International Medal
2013Hubbard Medal
2012International Cosmos Prize
2012Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
2010BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
2010Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture
2007TED Prize
2007Catalonia International Prize
2007Linnean Tercentenary Medal
2007Addison Emery Verrill Medal
2004honorary doctor of Harvard University
2004Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
2002Natural World Book Prize
2001Nierenberg Prize
2001Global Environmental Citizen Award
2000King Faisal International Prize in Science
2000Kistler Prize
2000Lewis Thomas Prize
1999Humanist of the Year
1999Harvard Centennial Medal
1997William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
1995Audubon Medal
1995honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
1995Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science
1994Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science
1994Eminent Ecologist Award
1993International Prize for Biology
1993Natural World Book Prize
1991Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1990Crafoord Prize in Biosciences
1990Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1988Golden Plate Award
1987ECI Prize
1984Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
1979Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1979Leidy Award
1976National Medal of Science
1975Guggenheim Fellowship
1967Newcomb Cleveland Prize

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David AttenboroughAlso won Linnean Tercentenary MedalJuan Manuel SantosAlso won Kew International MedalOliver SacksAlso won Lewis Thomas PrizeBonoAlso won TED PrizeFrank GehryAlso won Thomas Jefferson Medal in ArchitectureJennifer DoudnaAlso won Nierenberg Prize

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2021 · aged 92
Written about in
31 languages

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