Memorial Page for William D. Hamilton
British evolutionary biologist
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W. D. Hamilton (* August 1, 1936 in Cairo; † March 7, 2000 in Middlesex Hospital) was a british evolutionary biologist. He was 63 years old. His education included London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London, St John's College and Tonbridge School. His faith was atheism. He received 10 awards, including Darwin Medal, Newcomb Cleveland Prize. His cause of death was organ dysfunction. He was buried at Wytham.
Life Events
11 EventsBorn in Cairo, Cairo Governorate
1936Tinbergen Lecture
1980Newcomb Cleveland Prize
1981Darwin Medal
1988Linnean Medal
1989Frink Medal
1990Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
1993Crafoord Prize in Biosciences
1993International Prize by Fyssen Foundation
1995ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences
1998Died in Middlesex Hospital, England (organ dysfunction)
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- Archibald Milne Hamilton
William D. Hamilton. Forever remembered.