Richard Charles Lewontin (March 29, 1929 – July 4, 2021 [3]) was an American evolutionary biologist, mathematician, geneticist, and social commentator.

Jul 13, 2021 · Richard Lewontin was a groundbreaking geneticist, best known for bringing molecular tools into evolutionary biology and for his advocacy against the use of science to rationalize structural...

Jul 6, 2021 · As Paul Nelson noted here already, Richard Lewontin, the famed Harvard zoologist, has passed away. He was 92. Lewontin was an extremely influential evolutionary biologist in the 20th century, having pioneered many new ideas and techniques in evolutionary studies.

Feb 9, 2024 · Professor Richard Charles “Dick” Lewontin was a central figure in population genetics and evolutionary biology over the second half of the 20th century. His interests lay in characterizing patterns of genetic variation in natural populations and understanding their role in evolutionary change.

Jul 7, 2021 · Richard C. Lewontin, widely considered one of the most brilliant geneticists of the modern era and a prolific, elegant and often caustic writer who condemned the facile use of genetics and ...

Richard (Dick) Lewontin, who died last year at age 92, was a preeminent evolutionist and population geneticist who was also a committed Marxist, a public intellectual, a serious contributor to the philosophy of science, an inspired teacher, and a …

Nov 25, 2021 · Richard C. Lewontin, who died earlier this year at age 92, is widely considered to have been the preeminent population geneticist of the last half century (Fig. 1). His work, however, often cast a skeptical eye on his own field, pointing to its limitations as an explanatory framework, as well as the social misuses to which it and allied gene ...

Richard Lewontin, 92, a revolutionary geneticist, evolutionary biologist, and longtime member of the SFI Science Board, passed away in his home in Massachusetts on July 4. Lewontin delivered a critical jolt of complexity to the field of population genetics.

Jul 9, 2021 · It is with profound sadness that we share the news that OEB Professor Richard (Dick) Lewontin died on Sunday, July 4th, he was 92. Professor Lewontin is considered one of the most brilliant population geneticists and pioneered the study of genetic variation among humans and other animals.

Sep 13, 2021 · Richard (Dick) Lewontin, one of the giants of modern evolutionary biology, died on Sunday July 4, aged 92. He had a major influence on the development of experimental and theoretical evolutionary genetics in the second half of the 20 th century, both through his exceptionally innovative research and through his training of graduate students and ...