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Gavin de Beer
British evolutionary embryologist (1899-1972) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 72
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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1972Died21 June 19721968Kalinga PrizeAward1961Honorary Doctor of the University of BordeauxAward1958Darwin MedalAwardLinnean MedalAward1899Born1 November 1899
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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
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Deceased
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Lived 1899 to 1972 · aged 72
