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The Growth of Biological Thought

Ernst Mayr info

First published 1982

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About this book

The history of evolution, diversity and inheritance as ideas.

The author

Ernst Mayr

1904–2005 · German-American evolutionary biologist

  • Balzan Prize
  • Crafoord Prize
  • National Medal of Science
  • Professor at Humboldt University of Berlin
Profession
Biologist, Philosopher, Professor
Worked at
Humboldt University of Berlin, Harvard
Studied at
University of Greifswald
Studied under
Carl Zimmer
Prizes
National Medal of Science (1969), Balzan Prize (1983), Crafoord Prize (1999), Linnean Medal (1977), Darwin Medal (1984), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1988), Leidy Award (1946), Darwin–Wallace Medal (1958), Brewster Medal (1965), Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1967), Elliott Coues Award (1977), Gregor Mendel Medal (1980), Eisenmann Medal (1983), George Sarton Medal (1986), International Prize for Biology (1994), Godman-Salvin Medal (1995), Loye and Alden Miller Research Award (2000), Treviranus Medal (2003)

Kept publishing books after his 100th birthday.

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Editions

2 editions · 0 hardcover, 1 paperback

First published 1982

Earliest edition listed: 1982 · Belknap Press

  • 1982 · Belknap Press · ISBN 9780674364455
  • 1985 · Belknap Press · Paperback · ISBN 9780674364462

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