George Gaylord Simpson

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author evolutionary biologist human paleontologist

George Gaylord Simpson was a prominent American paleontologist whose work on fossil mammals and evolutionary theory helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis.

Aliases (1)

Georgy G. Simpson ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → evolutionary biologist → human → paleontologist →
academicDegree	PhD in geology →
awardReceived	Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal → National Medal of Science → Penrose Medal →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1902-06-16 →
dateOfDeath	1984-10-06 →
educatedAt	University of Colorado Boulder → Yale University →
employer	American Museum of Natural History → Harvard University → Museum of Comparative Zoology →
familyName	Simpson →
fieldOfWork	evolutionary biology → mammalogy → paleontology → vertebrate paleontology →
fullName	George Gaylord Simpson →
givenName	George →
hasReligion	agnosticism →
influenced	modern evolutionary biology → paleobiology →
knownFor	contributions to the modern evolutionary synthesis → quantitative analysis of evolutionary rates → studies of mammalian biogeography → work on fossil mammals →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → American Philosophical Society → National Academy of Sciences →
notableWork	Horses → Life of the Past → Tempo and Mode in Evolution → The Major Features of Evolution → The Meaning of Evolution →
occupation	paleontologist → university teacher → zoologist →
placeOfBirth	Chicago, Illinois, United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Tucson, Arizona, United States of America →
positionHeld	curator of vertebrate paleontology → professor of vertebrate paleontology →
sexOrGender	male →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Gaylord Simpson →	fullName
modern evolutionary synthesis →	influencedBy
Darwin–Wallace Medal ("Georgy G. Simpson") →	notableRecipient