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Home/Memorials/United States/Burlington/Edward O. Wilson

Edward O. Wilson

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Biography of Edward O. Wilson

10. Jun 1929 – 26. Dec 2021(92 years)Died in:Burlington, Middlesex County

American biologist, naturalist, and writer

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Biography

Birmingham, Jefferson County

Burlington, Middlesex County

United States

Burial Place

Westview Cemetery

Occupation(14)

entomologistsociobiologistnovelist ethologist autobiographer naturalist evolutionary biologist science writer biologist university teacher zoologist ecologist myrmecologist scientific collector

Awards(9)

Guggenheim Fellowship Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction Humanist of the Year William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science Harvard Centennial Medal King Faisal International Prize in ScienceTED Prize

Education(2)

Harvard University University of Alabama

Edward O. Wilson (* 10. June 1929 in Birmingham; † 26. December 2021 in Burlington) was an american biologist, naturalist, and writer. He was 92 years old. His education included Harvard University and University of Alabama. He received 9 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. He was buried at Westview Cemetery.

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12 Events

1929

Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County

1975

Guggenheim Fellowship

1979

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction

On Human Nature

1984

Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

1991

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction

The Ants

1994

Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science

1997

William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement

1999

Humanist of the Year

1999

Harvard Centennial Medal

2000

King Faisal International Prize in Science

2007

TED Prize

2021

Died in Burlington, Middlesex County

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