February 3, 2005

Ernst Mayr, Giant of Evolutionary Study

Ernst Mayr. Photo from the Ernst Mayr Library, Harvard University
Ernst Mayr, sometimes refered to as the Darwin of the 20th Century, died today at the age of 100. Mayr helped define that portion of evolutionary theory dealing with how species arise through reproductive isolation. For more about Ernst Mayr, visit this short biography, or this biography and page of notable quotations.

Posted by The Naturalist at February 3, 2005 6:26 PM