J. B. S. Haldane
Academic
1892 – 1964
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Who was J. B. S. Haldane?
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS, known as Jack, was a British-born geneticist and evolutionary biologist generally credited with a central role in the development of neo-Darwinian thinking. A staunch Marxist, he was critical of Britain's role in the Suez Crisis, and chose to leave Britain, move to India and become an Indian citizen. He was also one of the founders of population genetics.
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- Born
- Nov 5, 1892
Oxford - Also known as
- John Burdon Sanderson Haldane
- Jack Haldane
- Professor J.B.S. Haldane F.R.S.
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Charlotte Haldane
(1926 - 1945) - Helen Spurway
- Charlotte Haldane
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- India
- England
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oxford
- Eton College
- Employment
- University of Cambridge
- University College London
- University of California, Berkeley
- Lived in
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Dec 1, 1964
Bhubaneswar
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on July 23, 2013
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