Lynn Petra Alexander

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Lynn Petra Alexander is the birth name of Lynn Margulis, the influential American biologist best known for her work on the endosymbiotic theory of eukaryotic cell evolution.

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Lynn Petra Alexander canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American scientist
biologist
evolutionary biologist
human
awardReceived Crafoord Prize
Darwin–Wallace Medal
National Medal of Science
birthNameOf Lynn Margulis
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1938-03-05
dateOfDeath 2011-11-22
educatedAt University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin–Madison
employer Boston University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
fieldOfWork biology
cell biology
evolutionary biology
microbiology
genreOfWrittenWork popular science
scientific literature
hasChild Dorion Sagan
Jennifer Margulis
Nick Sagan
surface form: Jeremy Sagan

Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma
hasSpouse Carl Sagan
Thomas N. Margulis
influenced Dorion Sagan
influencedBy James Lovelock
knownFor research on symbiosis in evolution
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
nameAfterMarriage Lynn Margulis
notableFor endosymbiotic theory of eukaryotic cell evolution
theory of serial endosymbiosis
notableWork Origin of Eukaryotic Cells
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution
occupation biologist
university professor
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
placeOfDeath Amherst, Massachusetts
proposedThat chloroplasts originated as endosymbiotic cyanobacteria
mitochondria originated as endosymbiotic bacteria
religion secular Judaism
sexOrGender female
supportedTheory Gaia hypothesis
theoryDeveloped serial endosymbiosis theory

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Subject: Lynn Petra Alexander
Description of subject: Lynn Petra Alexander is the birth name of Lynn Margulis, the influential American biologist best known for her work on the endosymbiotic theory of eukaryotic cell evolution.

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Lynn Margulis birthName Lynn Petra Alexander