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List of notable evolutionary biologists

In alphabetical order:

•  Charles Robert Darwin: (1809 – 1882) English natural scientist, most famous for proposing the theory of natural selection. [e]
•  Erasmus Darwin: (1731-1802) Physician, poet, philosopher, botanist, and naturalist; grandfather of Charles Darwin. [e]
•  Richard Dawkins: (1941–) British ethologist, evolutionary biologist, science writer and outspoken atheist. [e]
• Theodosius Dobzhansky: Add brief definition or description
• Douglas J. Futuyma: Add brief definition or description ^[1]
•  Stephen Jay Gould: (1941–2002) American evolutionary biologist, paleontologist, historian and popular science writer. [e]
•  J. B. S. Haldane: (1892-1964) One of the founders of theoretical population genetics and widely known for his work in enzyme kinetics. [e]
• William D. Hamilton: Add brief definition or description
• Thomas Henry Huxley: Add brief definition or description
• Eva Jablonka: Add brief definition or description
•  Jean Baptiste de Lamarck: (1 August 1744 - 28 December 1829) French naturalist and biologist noted for his study and classification of invertebrates and for his introduction of evolutionary theories. [e]
• Richard Lewontin: Add brief definition or description
•  Ernst Mayr: (1904-2005) German biologist and major proponent of evolutionary philosophy. [e]
• George Gaylord Simpson: Add brief definition or description (1902-1984) ^{[2] [3]}.
• John Maynard Smith: Add brief definition or description
• Robert Trivers: Add brief definition or description
•  Alfred Russel Wallace: (1823 – 1913) British explorer and naturalist, discovered the principle of natural selection independent of Darwin. [e]
• George C. Williams: Add brief definition or description

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