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E. O. Wilson

Life Sciences

Edward Osborne Wilson (June 10, 1929 to December 26, 2021) was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist who developed the field of sociobiology.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1929 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1929-06-10 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
2021-12-26 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
2021 2
Death Place
Burlington, United States 1
Nationality
United States 1
Notable Work
Journey to the Ants 1
Notable Work
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis 1
Notable Work
The Ants 1
Birthplace
Birmingham, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Biology 1
Field (category)
Ecology 1
Connections

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Source E. O. Wilson (Wikipedia)

Proposed

Biodiversity, Concepts

Wilson, with Walter G. Rosen, is credited with popularizing the term biodiversity at the 1986 National Forum on BioDiversity.

Works In

Source E. O. Wilson (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source E. O. Wilson (Wikidata)
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1. E. O. Wilson (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Burlington, United States
    Q995255
  • P19 (place of birth): Birmingham, United States
    Q79867
  • P800 (notable work): Journey to the Ants
    Q6296473
  • P800 (notable work): The Ants
    Q740913
  • P800 (notable work): Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
    Q1760020
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2. E. O. Wilson (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Edward Osborne Wilson (June 10, 1929, December 26, 2021) was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist who developed the field of sociobiology.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 1929-06-10
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 1929-06-10
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: 2021-12-26
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: 2021-12-26
  • Works In: Entomology, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Tree list Entomology Myrmecology tree list/end
  • Member Of: Harvard University, Infobox: workplaces
    Harvard University Museum of Natural History
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