Edward O. Wilson

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author biologist ecologist entomologist human naturalist university professor

Edward O. Wilson was a pioneering American biologist and naturalist renowned for his work on biodiversity, sociobiology, and the study of ants.

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instanceOf	author → biologist → ecologist → entomologist → human → naturalist → university professor →
academicDegree	PhD in biology →
awardReceived	Crafoord Prize → Japan Prize → National Medal of Science → Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction → Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement →
birthDate	1929-06-10 →
birthPlace	Birmingham, Alabama, United States →
coAuthor	Bert Hölldobler → Robert H. MacArthur →
coAuthoredWork	The Ants → The Theory of Island Biogeography →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	2021-12-26 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → University of Alabama →
employer	Harvard University →
familyName	Wilson →
fieldOfWork	biodiversity → biology → ecology → entomology → myrmecology → sociobiology →
fullName	Edward Osborne Wilson →
givenName	Edward →
knownFor	biodiversity conservation advocacy → founding work in sociobiology → popular science writing → study of ants → theory of island biogeography →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → National Academy of Sciences of the United States →
movement	biodiversity conservation → sociobiology →
notableWork	Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge → Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life → On Human Nature → Sociobiology: The New Synthesis → The Ants → The Diversity of Life →
placeOfDeath	Burlington, Massachusetts, United States →
PulitzerPrizeFor	On Human Nature → The Ants →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge → Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life → Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life ("E. O. Wilson") → On Human Nature → Sociobiology: The New Synthesis → The Ants → The Diversity of Life → The Insect Societies ("E. O. Wilson") → The Insect Societies → The Origins of Creativity ("E. O. Wilson") → The Origins of Creativity → The Theory of Island Biogeography →	author
Bert Hölldobler ("E. O. Wilson") → Robert H. MacArthur → Robert Helmer MacArthur →	coAuthor
International Cosmos Prize → Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement ("E. O. Wilson") →	notableLaureate
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award → Darwin–Wallace Medal →	notableRecipient
On Human Nature → The Diversity of Life ("American biologist Edward O. Wilson") →	writtenBy
E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation ("E. O. Wilson") →	associatedWith
Edward O. Wilson ("Edward Osborne Wilson") →	fullName
Princeton Landmarks in Biology edition →	hasAuthor
The Ants →	hasCoauthor
unity of science →	hasProponent
National Medal of Science →	hasRecipient
Robert Helmer MacArthur →	influenced
Half-Earth Project ("E.O. Wilson") →	inspiredBy
E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation ("E. O. Wilson") →	namedAfter
sociobiology ("E. O. Wilson") →	proposedBy
The Insect Societies ("E. O. Wilson") →	workOf