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Ernst Walter Mayr ( / ˈmaɪər /; German pronunciation: [maɪ̯ɐ]; 5 July 1904 – 3 February 2005) [1] [2] was a German-American evolutionary biologist. He was also a renowned taxonomist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, philosopher of biology, and historian of science. [3] .
Ernst Mayr was a German-born American biologist known for his work in avian taxonomy, population genetics, and evolution. Considered one of the world’s leading evolutionary biologists, he was sometimes referred to as the “Darwin of the 20th century.”
Feb 16, 2005 · The co-author was Ernst Mayr, widely regarded as the greatest evolutionary biologist of the twentieth century, who died on 3 February 2005. When I met Mayr that Sunday, I was a 16-year-old...
Oct 10, 2007 · This incident illustrates some of what made Ernst Mayr the greatest evolutionary biologist of the twentieth century. He is known especially for having woven together field studies of natural ...
Jul 1, 2004 · It is fortunate that Ernst Mayr has enjoyed such a long life, because he had to fit at least four major careers into it—that of an avian systematist, an evolutionist, a historian of biology, and a philosopher of science. And he was successful in all of those careers, inside and outside ornithology.
Feb 4, 2005 · Dr. Ernst Mayr, the leading evolutionary biologist of the 20th century, died on Thursday in Bedford, Mass. He was 100. Dr. Mayr's death, in a retirement community where he had lived since...
Jul 6, 2004 · 11 min read. The Evolution of Ernst: Interview with Ernst Mayr. The preeminent biologist, who just turned 100, reflects on his prolific career and the history, philosophy and future of his...
Jul 6, 2004 · Ernst Mayr, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, of Harvard University, and one of the greatest evolutionary biologists and philosophers of science of our time, is celebrating 100 years of a full life (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ). He retired from his professorship when he was 70.
Feb 4, 2005 · The evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr died on 3 February at the age of 100, after a short illness. A hugely prolific writer and researcher, he was instrumental in developing modern...
Feb 3, 2005 · The greatest evolutionary biologist of the 20th century, Ernst Mayr fused Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection with the modern science of genetics. His 1942 book, Systematics and the Origin of Species, established the "biological species" concept, altering mankind's understanding of the nature of a species.
