Memorial Page for Stephen Jay Gould
American biologist and historian of science
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Stephen Jay Gould (* September 10, 1941 in Queens; † May 20, 2002 in New York City) was an american biologist and historian of science. He was 60 years old. He was married to Rhonda Roland Shearer. His education included Antioch University, University of Leeds, Antioch College, Columbia University, Harvard University and Jamaica High School. His faith was agnosticism. He received 10 awards, including National Book Award, Humanist of the Year. His cause of death was lung cancer.
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12 EventsBorn in Queens, New York
1941Charles Schuchert Award
1975National Book Award
1981The Panda's Thumb
MacArthur Fellows Program
1981Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science
1983Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes
Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London
1984Sue Tyler Friedman Medal
1989William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
1994Married Rhonda Roland Shearer
1995until 2002
Humanist of the Year
2001Paleontological Society Medal
2002Died in New York City, New York (lung cancer)
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Stephen Jay Gould. Forever remembered.