G. Ledyard Stebbins

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botanist evolutionary biologist geneticist human university teacher

G. Ledyard Stebbins was an American botanist and geneticist whose pioneering work on plant evolution helped shape and solidify the modern evolutionary synthesis.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	botanist → evolutionary biologist → geneticist → human → university teacher →
awardReceived	Darwin–Wallace Medal → Linnean Medal → National Medal of Science →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1906-01-06 →
dateOfDeath	2000-01-19 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → University of California, Berkeley →
employer	University of California, Berkeley → University of California, Davis →
familyName	Stebbins →
fieldOfWork	botany → evolutionary biology → genetics → plant evolution →
givenName	George → Ledyard →
hasAcademicDiscipline	cytogenetics → evolutionary theory → plant systematics →
influenced	modern synthesis of evolution → plant evolutionary biology →
influencedBy	Ronald A. Fisher → Theodosius Dobzhansky →
knownFor	contributions to the modern evolutionary synthesis → pioneering work on plant evolution → studies of plant speciation → studies of polyploidy in plants →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	National Academy of Sciences →
notableWork	Chromosomal Evolution in Higher Plants → Variation and Evolution in Plants →
occupation	professor → researcher →
placeOfBirth	Kansas → Lawrence →
placeOfDeath	California → Davis →
publicationDate	1950 → 1971 →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Berkeley → Davis →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Variation and Evolution in Plants →	author
Daniel H. Janzen →	doctoralAdvisor
modern evolutionary synthesis →	influencedBy