George Gaylord Simpson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 40 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 16,1902 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Chicago |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 6,1984 |
| Died | Fresno |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Field | Paleontology |
| Job | Palaeontologist |
| Education | Yale University |
| Denver East High School | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | |
| Awards | Linnean Medal |
| National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences | |
| Darwin Medal | |
| Darwin–Wallace Medal | |
| Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal | |
| Mary Clark Thompson Medal | |
| Penrose Medal | |
| Paleontological Society Medal | |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada | |
| Known for | Modern synthesis; quantum evolution |
| Interests | Evolution |
| Paleontology | |
| Biogeography | |
| Children | Joan Simpson Meyers |
| Grandchildren | Peter Alexander Meyers |
| Nationality | American |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 453602 |
Tempo and Mode in Evolution
The Major Features of Evolution
The meaning of evolution
Attending marvels
Concession to the improbable
The Dechronization of Sam Magruder
Fossils and the history of life
Life: an introduction to biology
This View of Life: The World of an Evolutionist
Biology & Man
Splendid Isolation: The Curious History of South American Mammals
Discoverers of the lost world
Penguins: Past and Present, Here and There
Life of the Past: An Introduction to Paleontology
Simple curiosity
The Fort Union of the Crazy mountain field, Montana and its mammalian faunas
Why and how: Some Problems and Methods in Historical Biology
Horses: The Story of the Horse Family in the Modern World and Through Sixty Million Years of History
Mammals Around the Pacific
A Catalogue of the Mesozoic Mammalia in the Geological Department of the British Museum
Night Thoughts: George Gaylord Simpson's Reflections on Leaving the American Museum of Natural History
Principles of Animal Taxonomy
Quantitative Zoology
The Major Features of Evolution
The meaning of evolution
Attending marvels
Concession to the improbable
The Dechronization of Sam Magruder
Fossils and the history of life
Life: an introduction to biology
This View of Life: The World of an Evolutionist
Biology & Man
Splendid Isolation: The Curious History of South American Mammals
Discoverers of the lost world
Penguins: Past and Present, Here and There
Life of the Past: An Introduction to Paleontology
Simple curiosity
The Fort Union of the Crazy mountain field, Montana and its mammalian faunas
Why and how: Some Problems and Methods in Historical Biology
Horses: The Story of the Horse Family in the Modern World and Through Sixty Million Years of History
Mammals Around the Pacific
A Catalogue of the Mesozoic Mammalia in the Geological Department of the British Museum
Night Thoughts: George Gaylord Simpson's Reflections on Leaving the American Museum of Natural History
Principles of Animal Taxonomy
Quantitative Zoology
George Gaylord Simpson Life story
George Gaylord Simpson was an American paleontologist. Simpson was perhaps the most influential paleontologist of the twentieth century, and a major participant in the modern synthesis, contributing Tempo and Mode in Evolution, The Meaning of Evolution and The Major Features of Evolution.
George Gaylord Simpson Photos
