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George Gaylord Simpson

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George Gaylord Simpson was an American paleontologist, regarded as perhaps the most influential paleontologist of the twentieth century and a major participant in the modern evolutionary synthesis. He wrote Tempo and Mode in Evolution (1944), The Meaning of Evolution (1949) and The Major Features of Evolution (1953), and was an expert on extinct mammals and their intercontinental migrations.

Facts
Birth Year
1902 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1902-06-16 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1984-10-06 2
Death Year
1984 1
Death Place
Tucson, United States 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Chicago, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Biology 1
Field (category)
Earth Science 1
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1. George Gaylord Simpson (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1984-10-06T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Tucson, United States
    Q18575
  • P19 (place of birth): Chicago, United States
    Q1297
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2. George Gaylord Simpson (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (MediaWiki plaintext extract), first paragraph
    George Gaylord Simpson (June 16, 1902, October 6, 1984) was an American 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 (1944), The Meaning of Evolution (1949) and The Major Features of Evolution (1953). He was an expert on extinct mammals and their intercontinental migrations.
  • Infobox, Born
    June 16, 1902
  • Infobox, Died
    October 6, 1984
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