Neil Campbell

Author

1946 – 2004

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Who was Neil Campbell?

Neil A. Campbell was an American scientist known best for his textbook Biology. First published in 1987, the text is currently in its 10th edition, et al. The title is popular worldwide and is used by over 500,000 students in both high school and college-level classes.

Campbell earned his M.A. in zoology from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California, Riverside. He taught collegiate classes for over 30 years at Cornell University, Pomona College, University of California, Riverside, and San Bernardino Valley College.

Campbell received multiple awards: the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of California, Riverside in 2001 and the first ever Outstanding Professor Award from San Bernardino Valley College in 1986.

Campbell was also a researcher who studied desert and coastal plants. He conducted research on how certain plants would adjust in environments with different salinity, temperature, and pH. In addition, he conducted studies on the Mimosa plant and other legumes.

Campbell died on 21 October 2004 of heart failure just after the manuscript for the seventh international edition of Biology was completed.

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Born
Apr 17, 1946
Culver City
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of California, Riverside
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • California State University, Long Beach
Died
Oct 21, 2004
Redlands

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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