Gavin de Beer
British evolutionary embryologist (1899–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer FRS[1] (1 November 1899 – 21 June 1972) was a British evolutionary embryologist, known for his work on heterochrony as recorded in his 1930 book Embryos and Ancestors. He was director of the Natural History Museum, London, president of the Linnean Society of London, and a winner of the Royal Society's Darwin Medal for his studies on evolution.
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Sir Gavin de Beer | |
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Born | Gavin Rylands de Beer (1899-11-01)1 November 1899 |
Died | 21 June 1972(1972-06-21) (aged 72) |
Known for | Heterochrony |
Awards | Linnean Medal (1958) Kalinga Prize (1968) Darwin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | embryologist |
Institutions | British Museum (Natural History) |
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