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July 4, 2021 (92 years old)
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Aries
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Richard Charles "Dick" Lewontin is an American evolutionary biologist, mathematician, geneticist, and social commentator. As a pioneer in the development of the mathematical foundations of population genetics and evolutionary theory, he has pioneered the application of techniques from molecular biology, such as gel electrophoresis, for to questions about genetic variation and evolution. In a pair of famous 1966 papers co-authored with J.L. Hubby in the journal Genetics, Lewontin has helped set the stage for the field of modern molecular evolution. In 1979, he and Stephen Jay Gould introduced the term "spandrel" into the theory of evolution. From 1973 to 1998 he served as Dean of the Department of Zoology and Biology at Harvard University, and from 2003 he was a research professor there. Lewontin opposed the theory of genetic determination.
BornRichard Charles Lewontin, March 29, 1929, New York City, New York, U.S.
ResidenceBrattleboro, Vermont
CitizenshipUnited States
NationalityAmerican
FieldsGenetics, Evolutionary biology, Population genetics
InstitutionsHarvard University, North Carolina State University, University of Rochester, University of Chicago, Columbia University
Alma materHarvard University, Columbia University
ThesisThe Effects of Population Density and Composition on Viability in Drosophila melanogaster (1955)
Doctoral studentsJoseph Felsenstein, Jerry Coyne, Russell Lande, Martin Kreitman
Known forEvolutionary biology, Population genetics
Notable awardsSewall Wright Award (1994), Crafoord Prize (2015), Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal (2017)

About Richard Lewontin

Biologist Richard Lewontin was born in New York, United States on March 29, 1929. He dies at the age of 92, on July 4, 2021.

As an evolutionary biologist and geneticist, he laid the mathematical groundwork for population genetics and evolutionary theory. He established the foundation for molecular evolution as we know it today.

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Richard Lewontin before becoming famous

Richard Lewontin was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1929 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.

During his time at Columbia University, he studied under Theodosius Dobzhanksy.

Achievement of Richard Lewontin

He was the first geneticist to introduce the term"spandrel" into evolutionary theory.

Richard Lewontin's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Both of his parents were devoted Jews.

Richard Lewontin Collabed with

He is a well-known New York-born scientist; Mathematician Herman Hollerith is another well-known New York-born scientist.

Herman Hollerith (1860 - 1929) (Mathematician)
Herman Hollerith (1860 - 1929)

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Richard Lewontin Income & Net worth

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