George R. Price

Mathematician, Academic

1922 – 1975

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Who was George R. Price?

George Robert Price was an American population geneticist.

Originally a physical chemist and later a science journalist, he moved to London in 1967, where he worked in theoretical biology at the Galton Laboratory, making three important contributions: first, rederiving W.D. Hamilton's work on kin selection with a new Price equation; second, introducing the concept of the evolutionarily stable strategy, a central concept in game theory; and third, formalising Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection.

After converting to radical Christianity and giving all his possessions to the poor, he committed suicide.

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Born
Oct 6, 1922
United States of America
Also known as
  • George Price
Religion
  • Christianity
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Chicago
Died
Jan 6, 1975
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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