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David B. Wake
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American evolutionary biologist (1936–2021)
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David B. Wake was an American zoologist and herpetologist who worked as a university teacher and curator. He was employed by the University of California, Berkeley, and specialized in evolutionary biology and herpetology. Wake received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Linnean Society of London, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.
Born in Webster in 1936, Wake studied at the University of Southern California under doctoral advisor Jay Mathers Savage. He was married to Marvalee Wake. He died in Oakland on April 29, 2021.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Webster
- Place of death
- Oakland
- Spouse
- Marvalee Wake
- Occupation
- biologist
- Educated at
- University of Southern California
- Doctoral advisor
- Jay Mathers Savage
- Field of work
- herpetology
- Official website
- ib.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/waked
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- date of birth
- 1936-06-08
- date of death
- 2021-04-29
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- David B. Wake
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