Paul R. Ehrlich
American biologist and environmentalist (1932-2026) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 93
Paul Ralph Ehrlich was an American biologist, author, and environmentalist known for his predictions and warnings about the consequences of population growth, including famine and resource depletion. Ehrlich was the Bing Professor of Population Studies of the Department of Biology of Stanford University.
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Ehrlich in 2010
The evidence against a population bomb: Since the 1960s, the world population growth rate has decreased, and is projected to decline further.
Ehrlich speaking in 2008
A large increase in global food production since the 1960s and a slowing of population growth have, within the current context of continued depletion of non-renewable resources, averted the scale of food shortage, famine and catastrophe foretold by the Ehrlichs.Awards
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He started working at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve in 1959. He along with many other biology professors, led the efforts for Stanford University to designate and protect Jasper Ridge in 1973 as a biological preserve and as a long-term research facility for faculty and students.
