Richard Lewontin
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Richard Charles Lewontin was an American evolutionary biologist, mathematician, geneticist, and social commentator.
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Baruch Samuel BlumbergAlso won honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII
George BeadleAlso won Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal
John Maynard SmithAlso won ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences
George Christopher WilliamsAlso won Crafoord Prize in Biosciences
Eugene OdumAlso won Crafoord Prize in Biosciences
Allen J. BardAlso won honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VIIAbout this person
Richard Charles Lewontin was an American evolutionary biologist, mathematician, geneticist, and social commentator. A leader in developing the mathematical basis of population genetics and evolutionary theory, he applied techniques from molecular biology, such as gel electrophoresis, to questions of genetic variation and evolution. He was a self-described Marxist.
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United StatesCategory
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1929 to 2021 · aged 92
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