W. D. Hamilton
1936
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2000
country of citizenship: United Kingdom
native language: English
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London, St John's College, Tonbridge School
occupation: evolutionary biologist, geneticist, zoologist, psychologist, sociobiologist
award received: Darwin Medal, Newcomb Cleveland Prize, Linnean Medal, Sewall Wright Award, Frink Medal, International Prize by Fyssen Foundation, Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, Kyoto Prize, Crafoord Prize in Biosciences, Tinbergen Lecture
influenced by: Ronald Fisher
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. Hamilton became known for his theoretical work expounding a rigorous genetic basis for the existence of altruism, an insight that was a key part of the development of the gene-centered view of evolution. He is considered one of the forerunners of sociobiology. Hamilton published important work on sex ratios and the evolution of sex. From 1984 to his death in 2000, he was a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University. Richard Dawkins has written that Hamilton was "the greatest Darwinian of my lifetime". Source: Wikipedia (en)
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