W. D. Hamilton
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| - | '''William Donald Hamilton''' [[Royal Society|FRS]] (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[evolutionary biologist]], widely recognised as one of the greatest [[evolution]]ary theorists of the 20th century. | + | '''William Donald''' "'''Bill'''" '''Hamilton''', [[Royal Society|FRS]] (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000) was an [[English people|English]] [[evolutionary biologist]], widely recognised as one of the most significant [[evolution]]ary theorists of the 20th century. |
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| + | Hamilton became famous through his [[Theoretical biology|theoretical]] work expounding a rigorous [[Genetics|genetic]] basis for the existence of [[altruism]], an insight that was a key part of the development of a [[gene-centric view of evolution]]. He is considered one of the forerunners of [[sociobiology]], as popularized by [[E. O. Wilson]]. Hamilton also published important work on [[sex ratio]]s and the [[evolution of sex]]. From 1984 to his death in 2000, he was a [[Royal Society]] Research Professor at [[Oxford University]]. | ||
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| + | *''[[The Genetical Evolution of Social Behavior]]'' | ||
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William Donald "Bill" Hamilton, FRS (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000) was an English evolutionary biologist, widely recognised as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century.
Hamilton became famous through his theoretical work expounding a rigorous genetic basis for the existence of altruism, an insight that was a key part of the development of a gene-centric view of evolution. He is considered one of the forerunners of sociobiology, as popularized by E. O. Wilson. Hamilton also published important work on sex ratios and the evolution of sex. From 1984 to his death in 2000, he was a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University.
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