Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins

(1941) theoretical biologist United Kingdom

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[Wikidata] English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)... | [Wikipedia] Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, noted atheist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he was named the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a position he held until 2008, and is on the adv

About Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, noted atheist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he was named the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a position he held until 2008, and is on the advisory board of the University of Austin. Dawkins has won several academic and writing awards, among them the 2005 Shakespeare Prize and the 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize. Presenting the latter, Paul Nurse said "In eloquent, evocative prose, Richard Dawkins conveys the certainty that, rather than diminishing the myriad beauties of the universe and extinguishing wonderment at its mysteries, science reveals truths that are yet more awe-inspiring than the mysteries they solve."

Known for:

The Selfish Gene|The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

Notable works:

The selfish gene

Awards:

Tinbergen Lecture|Heinemann Award|Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature|honorary doctor of Durham University|honorary doctor of the University of Valencia|Michael Faraday Prize|Kistler Prize|Nierenberg Prize|International Cosmos Prize|Medal of Representation of the President of the Italian Republic|honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel|Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry|Emperor Has No Clothes Award|honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp|Lewis Thomas Prize|Shakespeare Prize|Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London|honorary doctorate|Fellow of the Royal Society

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