Godfrey Hewitt
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Godfrey Hewitt was a prominent British evolutionary geneticist known for his influential work on speciation, hybrid zones, and the genetic consequences of glaciation in animals.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Godfrey Hewitt canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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biologist ⓘ evolutionary geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
Frink Medal ⓘ Linnean Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Birmingham
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University of East Anglia ⓘ |
| employer | University of East Anglia ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biogeography
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evolutionary genetics ⓘ hybrid zones ⓘ molecular ecology ⓘ phylogeography ⓘ population genetics ⓘ speciation ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Bryan Clarke ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasStudent |
Jeremy Searle
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Roger Butlin ⓘ Terry Burke ⓘ |
| influenced |
field of phylogeography
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studies of European postglacial biota ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering work in phylogeography of European fauna
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research on hybrid zones ⓘ research on speciation ⓘ studies of genetic consequences of glaciation in animals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableWork |
analyses of contact zones between diverged lineages
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studies of postglacial recolonization patterns in Europe ⓘ |
| occupation |
evolutionary biologist
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geneticist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of School of Biological Sciences at the University of East Anglia
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professor of evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
effects of Pleistocene glaciations on biodiversity
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genetic structure of natural populations ⓘ mtDNA variation in animals ⓘ secondary contact and hybrid zones ⓘ speciation processes in animals ⓘ |
| workLocation | Norwich ⓘ |
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