Richard Swann Lull
American paleontologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Swann Lull (November 6, 1867 ā April 22, 1957) was an American paleontologist and Sterling Professor at Yale University who is largely remembered now for championing a non-Darwinian view of evolution, whereby mutation(s) could unlock presumed "genetic drives" that, over time, would lead populations to increasingly extreme phenotypes (and perhaps, ultimately, to extinction).
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Richard Swann Lull | |
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Born | (1867-11-06)November 6, 1867 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | April 22, 1957(1957-04-22) (aged 89) |
Alma mater | Rutgers College Columbia University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Paleontology |
Institutions | Massachusetts Agricultural College Yale University |
Doctoral advisor | Henry Fairfield Osborn |
Notable students | George Gaylord Simpson[1] |
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