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Paul R. Ehrlich
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American biologist and environmentalist (1932–2026)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 29 May 1932
- Works
- 110
Top works
- Differentiation of populations
- American Earth
- Yesterday's Tomorrows
- The Population Bomb
- Rocky Mountain Futures
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Film & TV
Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paul Ralph Ehrlich is an American biologist, best known for his warnings about the consequences of population growth and limited resources. He is the Bing Professor of Population Studies of the Department of Biology of Stanford University and president of Stanford's Center for Conservation Biology.
Known for
- Endgame 2050 — Self2020
- Kids' R!ghts — Self2014
- Mother: Caring for 7 Billion — Himself - Host2011
- Climate Refugees — Self2010
- Q&A — Self - Panellist2008
- Thank You for Not Breeding2002
- On the 8th Day — Self1984
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 8
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Nonparametric Estimation from Incomplete Observations
· 1958 · cited 70,572x
- “Mini-mental state”
· 1975 · cited 67,717x
- A consistent and accurate<i>ab initio</i>parametrization of density functional dispersion correction (DFT-D) for the 94 elements H-Pu
· 2010 · cited 55,007x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,427x
- Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks
· 2003 · cited 44,689x
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Quotes
- “If everyone consumed resources at the US level – which is what the world aspires to – you will need another four or five Earths.”
- “As I’ve said many times, ‘perpetual growth is the creed of the cancer cell’.”
- “To start, make modern contraception and back-up abortion available to all and give women full equal rights, pay and opportunities with men. I hope that would lead to a low enough total fertility rate that the needed shrinkage of population would follow. [But] it will take a very long time to humanely reduce total population to a size that is sustainable.”
- “The evidence we have is that toxics reduce the intelligence of children, and members of the first heavily influenced generation are now adults. The first empirical evidence we are dumbing down Homo sapiens were the – and the resultant . On the other hand, toxification may solve the population problem, since sperm counts are plunging.”
- “Too many rich people in the world is a major threat to the human future, and cultural and genetic diversity are great human resources.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Paul Ralph Ehrlich , ( 1932-05-29 ) May 29, 1932, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- March 13, 2026 (2026-03-13) (aged 93), Palo Alto, California , U.S.
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania ( BA ) University of Kansas ( MA , PhD )
- Known for
- The Population Bomb (1968), Simon–Ehrlich wager
- Spouse
- Anne Howland ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 1954</span>"}]]}'>1954 )
- Awards
- Crafoord Prize (1990) Heinz Awards (1995) Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1998) Fellow of the Royal Society (2012)
- Fields
- Entomology Population studies
- Institutions
- Stanford University
- Thesis
- The Morphology, Phylogeny and Higher Classification of the Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) (1957)
- Doctoral advisor
- C. D. Michener
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Official website
Paul Ehrlich's Profile | Stanford Profiles
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- profiles.stanford.edu/paul-ehrlich
- Image
- Paul Ehrlich - 1974.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1932-05-29
- Commons category
- Paul R. Ehrlich
- Erdős number
- 4
- name in native language
- Paul Ralph Ehrlich
- date of death
- 2026-03-13
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Paul Ralph Ehrlich (May 29, 1932 – March 13, 2026) was an American biologist, author, and environmentalist known for his predictions and warnings about the consequences of population growth, including famine and resource depletion. Ehrlich was the Bing Professor of Population Studies of the Department of Biology of Stanford University. He started working at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve in 1959. He along with many other biology professors, led the efforts for Stanford University to designate and protect Jasper Ridge in 1973 as a biological preserve and as a long-term research facility for faculty and students.