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Thomas Cavalier-Smith | |
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| Born | 21 October 1942 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 19 March 2021 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College Cambridge, King's College London |
| Known for | Cavalier-Smith's system of classification of all organisms |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1998) International Prize for Biology (2004) The Linnean Medal (2007) Frink Medal (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | King's College London, University of British Columbia, University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Organelle Development in Chlamydomonas reinhardii (1967) |
| Website | www |
Thomas (Tom) Cavalier-Smith, FRS, FRSC, NERC Professorial Fellow (21 October 1942 – 19 March 2021[1]), was a professor of evolutionary biology in the Department of Zoology, at the University of Oxford.[2]
His research has led to discovery of a number of unicellular organisms (protists) and advocated for a variety of major taxonomic groups, such as the Chromista, Chromalveolata, Opisthokonta, Rhizaria, and Excavata. He was known for his systems of classification of all organisms.
- ^ Saldarriaga, Juan F. (2021). "Thomas Cavalier-Smith (October 21, 1942 – March 19, 2021)". Protist (Obituary). 172 (3): 125807. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2021.125807. S2CID 235321431.
- ^ "Professor Dr. Tom Cavalier-Smith, FRS, FRSC, Professor of Evolutionary Biology and NERC Professorial Fellow in the Department of Zoology, Oxford University". Cavali. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.