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Gavin de Beer

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British evolutionary embryologist (1899-1972)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1899 to 1972 · aged 72
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Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer was a British evolutionary embryologist, known for his work on heterochrony as recorded in his 1930 book Embryos and Ancestors.

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Awards 6

1968Kalinga Prize
1961honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux
1958Darwin Medal
1958Linnean Medal
Knight Bachelor
Fellow of the Royal Society

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Trinh Xuan ThuanAlso won Kalinga PrizeGuido PontecorvoAlso won Darwin MedalEkrem AkurgalAlso won honorary doctor of the University of BordeauxFrederick DuCane GodmanAlso won Linnean MedalNigel CalderAlso won Kalinga PrizeE. B. FordAlso won Darwin Medal

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Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer was a British evolutionary embryologist, known for his work on heterochrony as recorded in his 1930 book Embryos and Ancestors. He was director of the Natural History Museum, London, president of the Linnean Society of London, and a winner of the Royal Society's Darwin Medal for his studies on evolution.

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United Kingdom
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Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1899 to 1972 · aged 72
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