Lynn Margulis

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author biologist evolutionary biologist microbiologist science communicator university professor

Lynn Margulis was an influential American biologist best known for developing the endosymbiotic theory, which revolutionized understanding of the origin of eukaryotic cells.

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Label	Occurrences
Lynn Margulis canonical	40
Lynn Margulis (as collaborator on Gaia hypothesis development)	1
Lynn Margulis is a biologist	1
Lynn Petra Margulis	1

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instanceOf	author ⓘ biologist ⓘ evolutionary biologist ⓘ microbiologist ⓘ science communicator ⓘ university professor ⓘ
academicDegree	B.A. in Liberal Arts ⓘ M.S. in Genetics and Zoology ⓘ Ph.D. in Genetics ⓘ
awardReceived	Crafoord Prize ⓘ Darwin–Wallace Medal ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ
birthName	Lynn Petra Alexander ⓘ
causeOfDeath	stroke ⓘ
child	Dorion Sagan ⓘ Nick Sagan ⓘ surface form: Jeremy Sagan
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1938-03-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2011-11-22 ⓘ
educatedAt	University of California, Berkeley ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
employer	Boston University ⓘ University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ
fieldOfWork	cell biology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ microbiology ⓘ symbiosis research ⓘ
fullName	Lynn Margulis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lynn Petra Margulis
influenced	evolutionary theory on the role of symbiosis ⓘ
influencedBy	Ivan Wallin ⓘ James Lovelock ⓘ Konstantin Mereschkowski ⓘ
knownFor	Gaia hypothesis advocacy ⓘ endosymbiotic theory ⓘ research on symbiosis in evolution ⓘ serial endosymbiosis theory ⓘ work on the origin of eukaryotic cells ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
memberOf	National Academy of Sciences ⓘ surface form: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
notableWork	Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species ⓘ Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution ⓘ Origin of Eukaryotic Cells ⓘ Symbiosis in Cell Evolution ⓘ What Is Life? ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Amherst, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld	Distinguished University Professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ Professor of Biology at Boston University ⓘ
proposedThat	chloroplasts originated from free-living photosynthetic bacteria via endosymbiosis ⓘ mitochondria originated from free-living bacteria via endosymbiosis ⓘ
spouse	Carl Sagan ⓘ Thomas N. Margulis ⓘ
theoryDeveloped	serial endosymbiosis theory ⓘ

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Origin of Eukaryotic Cells → author → Lynn Margulis ⓘ

Symbiosis in Cell Evolution → author → Lynn Margulis ⓘ

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What Is Life? → author → Lynn Margulis ⓘ

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Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution → author → Lynn Margulis ⓘ

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Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species → author → Lynn Margulis ⓘ

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Microcosmos → author → Lynn Margulis ⓘ

Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature → author → Lynn Margulis ⓘ

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Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature → contributor → Lynn Margulis ⓘ

Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution → author → Lynn Margulis ⓘ

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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth → contributor → Lynn Margulis ⓘ

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subject surface form: Dorian Sagan