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J.B.S. Haldane
J.B.S. Haldane | |
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 J.B.S. Haldane | |
| Born | 5 November 1892 |
| Died | 1 December 1964 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | British (until 1961) Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Known for | Population genetics Enzymology |
| Awards | Darwin Medal (1952) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biologist |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of California, Berkeley University College London Indian Statistical Institute Calcutta |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick Gowland Hopkins |
| Doctoral students | John Maynard Smith |
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS (3 November 1892 – 1 December 1964), known as Jack (but who used 'J.B.S.' in his printed works), was a British geneticist and evolutionary biologist who emigrated to India towards the end of his life. He was one of the founders (along with Ronald Fisher and Sewall Wright) of population genetics.
Jack Haldane was a communist, atheist and a writer of popular science books, and articles for the Daily Worker. His major professional work was his contribution of mathematical papers on the theory of evolution, which assisted the modern evolutionary synthesis.
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