Theodosius Dobzhansky
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1900 – 1975
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Who was Theodosius Dobzhansky?
Theodosius Grygorovych Dobzhansky ForMemRS was a prominent geneticist and evolutionary biologist, and a central figure in the field of evolutionary biology for his work in shaping the unifying modern evolutionary synthesis. Dobzhansky was born in Ukraine and emigrated to the United States as a young man in 1927.
He published a major work of the modern evolutionary synthesis, Genetics and the Origin of Species, in 1937.
He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1964, and the Franklin Medal in 1973.
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- Born
- Jan 24, 1900
Nemyriv - Also known as
- Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Russia
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- Kiev University
- Died
- Dec 18, 1975
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on July 23, 2013
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