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October 6, 1984 (82 years old)
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Gemini
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George Gaylord Simpson
George Gaylord Simpson was a US paleontologist. Simpson was perhaps the most influential paleontologist of the twentieth century, and a major participant in the modern synthesis, contributing Tempo and Mode in Evolution, The Meaning of Evolution and The Major Features of Evolution. He was an expert on extinct mammals and their intercontinental migrations. He anticipated such concepts as punctuated equilibrium and dispelled the myth that the evolution of the horse was a linear process culminating in the modern Equus caballus. He coined the word ' in 1940, and published extensively on the taxonomy of fossil and extant mammals. Simpson was influentially, and incorrectly, opposed to Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift.
BornJun 16, 1902, Chicago, Illinois
DiedOct 6, 1984, Fresno, California
NationalityUnited States
FieldsPaleontology
InstitutionsColumbia University
Alma materUniversity of Colorado, Yale University, B.A, Ph.D.
Known forModern synthesis, quantum evolution
Notable awardsMary Clark Thompson Medal (1943), Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1944), Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1950), Penrose Medal (1952), Darwin-Wallace Medal (1958), Darwin Medal (1962), Linnean Medal (1962), National Medal of Science (1965), Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1965), Paleontological Society Medal (1973)

About George Gaylord Simpson

Paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson was born on June 16, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, United States (He dies at the age of 82, on October 6, 1984).

Paleontologist who impacted Modern Synthesis, a crucial contributor to the development of a widely accepted view of evolution. From 1945 to 1959, he was the Curator of the American Museum of Natural History's Department of Geology and Paleontology.

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George Gaylord Simpson before becoming famous

George Gaylord Simpson was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1902 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He began his career by producing academic papers on the taxonomy and classification of fossils.

Achievement of George Gaylord Simpson

He worked at a number of universities, including Harvard, where he was the curator of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

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He was born in the city of Chicago.

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The Darwin-Wallace Medal, named after scientist Biologist Charles Darwin, was bestowed upon him.

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