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Ernst Mayr

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Biography of Ernst Mayr

5. Jul 1904 – 3. Feb 2005(100 years)Died in:Bedford, Middlesex County

German-American evolutionary biologist

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Biography

Kempten, Swabia

Bedford, Middlesex County

United States

atheism

Occupation(9)

curator ornithologist philosopher writer university teacher evolutionary biologist museologist botanical collector scientific collector

Awards(10)

Leidy Award Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Darwin–Wallace Medal Brewster Medal Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal National Medal of Science doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University Linnean Medal Elliott Coues Award Gregor Mendel Medal

Education(1)

University of Greifswald

Ernst Mayr (* 5. July 1904 in Kempten; † 3. February 2005 in Bedford) was a german-American evolutionary biologist. He was 100 years old. He studied at University of Greifswald. His faith was atheism. He received 10 awards, including Leidy Award, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Life Events

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1904

Born in Kempten, Swabia

1926

Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science

until 1932

1946

Leidy Award

1958

Darwin–Wallace Medal

1965

Brewster Medal

1967

Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal

1969

National Medal of Science

1975

doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University

1977

Linnean Medal

1977

Elliott Coues Award

1980

Gregor Mendel Medal

2005

Died in Bedford, Middlesex County

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