Stephen Jay Gould

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author evolutionary biologist human paleontologist popular science writer science essayist

Stephen Jay Gould was a prominent American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and science essayist known for his work on punctuated equilibrium and for popularizing evolutionary theory.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → evolutionary biologist → human → paleontologist → popular science writer → science essayist →
awardReceived	MacArthur Fellowship → National Book Critics Circle Award →
coDeveloperOf	punctuated equilibrium →
coDeveloperOfWith	Niles Eldredge →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Antioch College → Columbia University →
employer	Harvard University →
familyName	Gould →
fieldOfWork	evolutionary biology → history of science → paleontology → science communication →
fullName	Stephen Jay Gould →
givenName	Stephen →
influenced	popular understanding of evolution →
influencedBy	Charles Darwin → George Gaylord Simpson →
knownFor	essays in Natural History magazine →
memberOf	American Association for the Advancement of Science → National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America →
notableFor	popularization of evolutionary theory → theory of punctuated equilibrium →
notableWork	Bully for Brontosaurus → Eight Little Piggies → Ever Since Darwin → Full House → Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes → Rocks of Ages → The Flamingo's Smile → The Mismeasure of Man → The Panda's Thumb → The Structure of Evolutionary Theory → Wonderful Life →
occupation	essayist → evolutionary biologist → historian of science → paleontologist → university teacher →
positionHeld	Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University → Curator at Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University →
sexOrGender	male →
stanceOnReligionAndScience	advocated non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA) →
workLocation	Cambridge, Massachusetts →
wroteFor	Natural History magazine →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Darwin–Wallace Medal → Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science →	notableRecipient
Stephen Jay Gould →	fullName
G. Evelyn Hutchinson →	influenced
Antioch College →	notableAlumni