James W. Valentine
1926
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2023
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Phillips University, University of California, Los Angeles
occupation: paleontologist, university teacher, evolutionary biologist, curator
award received: Paleontological Society Medal, Lapworth Medal, Guggenheim Fellowship
James William Valentine (November 10, 1926 – April 7, 2023) was an American evolutionary biologist, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and curator at the University of California Museum of Paleontology.Valentine was born in Los Angeles, California on November 10, 1926. He was educated at Phillips University, (B.A., 1951) and the University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1954, Ph.D., 1958). Valentine married Diane Mondragon in 1987 and had 3 children. He died in Walnut Creek, California, on April 7, 2023, at the age of 96. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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