Mayr
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German-language surname
evolutionary biologist
human
ornithologist
science historian
surname
systematist
Mayr is a German surname most notably associated with Ernst Mayr, a pioneering evolutionary biologist and key architect of the modern synthesis in evolutionary theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mayr canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-language surname
ⓘ
evolutionary biologist ⓘ human ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ science historian ⓘ surname ⓘ systematist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Balzan Prize
ⓘ
Crafoord Prize ⓘ Darwin–Wallace Medal ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-07-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-02-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Mayr self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
history of science ⓘ ornithology ⓘ systematics ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernst ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer | Ernst Mayr ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Meier
ⓘ
surface form:
Maier
Mayer ⓘ Meier ⓘ Meyer ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern evolutionary biology
ⓘ
philosophy of biology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
allopatric speciation
ⓘ
biological species concept ⓘ modern synthesis of evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
American Philosophical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Academy of Sciences
|
| notableWork |
Animal Species and Evolution
ⓘ
Systematics and the Origin of Species ⓘ The Growth of Biological Thought ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kempten
ⓘ
surface form:
Kempten im Allgäu
|
| placeOfDeath | Bedford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ernst Mayr