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Richard D. Alexander

American zoologist (1929-2018) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 88

Richard D. Alexander was an American zoologist who was a professor at the University of Michigan and curator at the university's museum of zoology of in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His scientific pursuits integrated the fields of systematics, ecology, evolution, natural history and behavior.

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2018Died20 August 20181974Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United StatesAward1971Daniel Giraud Elliot MedalAward1968Guggenheim FellowshipAward1929Born18 November 1929

Awards

Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States1974
Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal1971
Guggenheim Fellowship1968

About this person

The salient organisms in his research are wide-ranging, from the orthopterans and Cicadidae (cicadas) to vertebrates: dogs, horses, and primates, including humans.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2018 · aged 88