E. O. Wilson

E. O. Wilson
Wilson in 2003
Born	Edward Osborne Wilson (1929-06-10)June 10, 1929 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2021(2021-12-26) (aged 92) Burlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Alabama Harvard University
Known for	biodiversity, sociobiology, evolution, ants
Awards	Pulitzer Prize (1979) Crafoord Prize (1990) Pulitzer Prize (1991) Kistler Prize (2000) Nierenberg Prize (2001)
Scientific career
Fields	Biologist
Institutions	Harvard University

Edward Osborne Wilson (June 10, 1929 – December 26, 2021) was an American biologist, naturalist and author. He was an entomologist who studied ants, but to the public he is known for sociobiology, biodiversity and conservation.

Wilson's writing has been very influential. He was a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. He was known for his role as "the father of sociobiology", his environmentalism, and his secular humanist and deist ideas on religion and ethics.^[1]

He worked at Harvard University, and was a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He was a Humanist Laureate of the International Academy of Humanism.^[2][3] He was awarded the National Medal of Science (1977), and the Crafoord Prize (1990), which recognizes research in scientific fields not eligible for the Nobel Prize.

1. ↑ Novacek, Michael J. (2001). "Lifetime achievement: E.O. Wilson". CNN.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
2. ↑ "E.O. Wilson Profile" - Comprehensive list of Degrees, Awards and Positions
3. ↑ Archive.org; E. O. Wilson biography