William Donald Hamilton (1 August 1936 to 7 March 2000) was a British evolutionary biologist, recognised as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century.
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William Donald Hamilton (1 August 1936 - 7 March 2000) was a British evolutionary biologist, recognised as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century.
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Born: 1 August 1936
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Born: 1 August 1936
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Died: 7 March 2000
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Died: 7 March 2000
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W. D. Hamilton, in 1963 and especially in 1964 generalised the concept and developed it mathematically, showing that it holds for genes even when they are not rare, deriving Hamilton's rule and defining a new quantity known as an individual's inclusive fitness.
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