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George Ledyard Stebbins (* 6. Januar 1906 in Lawrence, New York; † 19. Januar 2000 in Davis, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Botaniker, Genetiker und Evolutionsbiologe. Er war einer der Architekten der Synthetischen Evolutionstheorie, der den Teilbereich der Botanik abdeckte.
George Ledyard Stebbins Jr. (January 6, 1906 – January 19, 2000) was an American botanist and geneticist who is widely regarded as one of the leading evolutionary biologists of the 20th century. Stebbins received his Ph.D. in botany from Harvard University in 1931.
A profile of the botanist and evolutionary biologist who wrote Variation and Evolution in Plants, a classic book of the modern synthesis. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and personality traits from his colleagues and co-authors.
6. Apr. 2000 · George Ledyard Stebbins - the scientist whose work on the genetics and evolutionary history of plants was central to formulating the modern synthesis of evolution.
- Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis
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- 2000
George Ledyard Stebbins, Jr. was an American botanist and geneticist known for his application of the modern synthetic theory of evolution to plants. Called the father of evolutionary botany, he was the first scientist to synthesize artificially a species of plant that was capable of thriving under.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1. Mai 2009 · A review of Stebbins's autobiography, published in 2007, that covers his life and work as a pioneer of plant evolutionary genetics and a leader of the neo-Darwinian synthesis. The review highlights his early experiences with plants, his research on hybridization, polyploidy, and apomixis, and his contributions to conservation and education.
1. Nov. 2018 · george ledyard stebbins was born on January 6, 1906, in the town of Lawrence, New York. He attended Harvard University, where he obtained an A.B. degree in 1928, an A.M. the same year, and a Ph.D. in biology in 1931.
