J. B. S. Haldane

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atheist biologist communist essayist evolutionary biologist geneticist human philosopher of science population geneticist science writer

J. B. S. Haldane was a pioneering British geneticist and evolutionary biologist whose work in population genetics helped lay the foundations of modern evolutionary theory.

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birthPlace Oxford →
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New College, Oxford →
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Indian Statistical Institute →
University College London →
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Haldane’s rule →
founding population genetics →
mathematical models of natural selection →
modern evolutionary synthesis →
origin of life hypotheses →
work on linkage and recombination →
notableWork Daedalus; or, Science and the Future →
Possible Worlds and Other Essays →
The Causes of Evolution →
The Inequality of Man →
politicalIdeology Marxism →
politicalParty Communist Party of Great Britain →
positionHeld Head of the Genetics and Biometry Laboratory at University College London →
Professor of Genetics at University College London →
Research Professor at Indian Statistical Institute →
religion atheism →
sibling Naomi Mitchison →
spouse Charlotte Burghes →
Helen Spurway →
theoryProposed Haldane–Oparin hypothesis of the origin of life →
yearElectedToRoyalSociety 1932 →
yearMovedToIndia 1957 →
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