E. O. Wilson

Born in Alabama, Wilson found an early interest in nature and frequented the outdoors. At age seven, he was partially blinded in a fishing accident; due to his reduced sight, Wilson resolved to study entomology. After graduating from the University of Alabama, Wilson transferred to complete his dissertation at Harvard University, where he distinguished himself in multiple fields. In 1956, he co-authored a paper defining the theory of character displacement. In 1967, he developed the theory of island biogeography with Robert MacArthur.
Wilson was the Pellegrino University Research Professor Emeritus in Entomology for the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, a lecturer at Duke University, and a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. The Royal Swedish Academy awarded Wilson the Crafoord Prize. He was a humanist laureate of the International Academy of Humanism. He was a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (for ''On Human Nature'' in 1979, and ''The Ants'' in 1991) and a ''New York Times'' bestselling author for ''The Social Conquest of Earth'', ''Letters to a Young Scientist'', and ''The Meaning of Human Existence''.
Wilson's work received both praise and criticism during his lifetime. His 1975 book ''Sociobiology: The New Synthesis'' was a particular flashpoint for controversy, and drew criticism from the Sociobiology Study Group. Wilson's interpretation of the theory of evolution resulted in a widely reported dispute with Richard Dawkins about multilevel selection theory. Examinations of his letters after his death revealed that he had supported the psychologist J. Philippe Rushton, whose work on race and intelligence is widely regarded by the scientific community as deeply flawed and racist. Provided by Wikipedia
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On Flanders' Hypothesis of Caste Determination in Ants by Edward O. Wilson
Published 1953-01-01
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Ants From the Cretaceous and Eocene Amber of North America by Edward O. Wilson
Published 1985-01-01
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Division of Labor in a Nest of the Slavemaking Ant Formica Wheeleri Creighton by Edward O. Wilson
Published 1955-01-01
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Ecology and Behavior of the Ant Belonopelta Deletrix Mann (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Edward O. Wilson
Published 1955-01-01
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Communication by Tandem Running in the Ant Genus Cardiocondyla by Edward O. Wilson
Published 1959-01-01
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Patchy Distributions of Ant Species in New Guinea Rain Forests by Edward O. Wilson
Published 1958-01-01
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Ants of the Dominican Amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 2. The First Fossil Army Ants by Edward O. Wilson
Published 1985-01-01
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A Memorial Tribute to William L. Brown by Edward O. Wilson
Published 2000-01-01
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A New Leptothorax From Alabama (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Edward O. Wilson
Published 1950-01-01
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Feeding Behavior in the Ant Rhopalothrix Biroi Szabó by Edward O. Wilson
Published 1956-01-01
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Pheidole Nasutoides, a New Species of Costa Rican Ant That Apparently Mimics Termites by Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson
Published 1992-01-01
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A Fossil Ant Colony: New Evidence of Social Antiquity by Edward O. Wilson, Robert W. Taylor
Published 1964-01-01
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The Fossil Members of the Ant Tribe Leptomyrmecini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Cesare Baroni Urbani, Edward O. Wilson
Published 1987-01-01
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