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# Gavin de Beer

(1899–1972)   Paleontologist

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Gavin de Beer was a paleontologist.

## Quick Facts About Gavin de Beer

Born November 1, 1899

Died June 21, 1972

Profession Paleontologist

## About Gavin de Beer

British evolutionary embryologist (1899-1972)... \| Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer was a British evolutionary embryologist, known for his work on heterochrony as recorded in his 1930 book Embryos and Ancestors. He was director of the Natural History Museum, London, president of the Linnean Society of London, and a winner of the Royal Society's Darwin Meda

##  Quotes by Gavin de Beer

> [The scientific method ... is nothing but the exclusion of subjective opinions as far as possible, by the devising of experiments where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-beer/the-scientific-method-is-nothing-but-the-exclusion-of-subjective/)

Gavin de Beer

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> [But science is the collection of nature's answers; the humanities the collection of men's thoughts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-beer/but-science-is-the-collection-of-nature-s-answers-the-humanities-the/)

Gavin de Beer

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> [What mechanism can it be that results in the production of homologous organs, the same 'patterns', in spite of their not being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-beer/what-mechanism-can-it-be-that-results-in-the-production-of-homologous/)

Gavin de Beer

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> [A living organism must be studied from two distinct aspects. One of these is the causal-analytic aspect which is so fruitfully applicable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-beer/a-living-organism-must-be-studied-from-two-distinct-aspects-one-of/)

Gavin de Beer

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