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W. D. Hamilton
Also known as William Donald Hamilton, William Donald "Bill" Hamilton, William D. Hamilton, William Hamilton, Bill Hamilton
British evolutionary biologist (1936–2000)
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- Born
- 1936
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Little South West Miramichi photos
- Charles Sangster
- Infection, polymorphism, and evolution
- Charles Sangster and His Works
- Dictionary of Miramichi biography
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- Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances
· 1956 · cited 41,921x
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William Donald Hamilton (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000) was a British evolutionary biologist, recognised as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century. Hamilton became known for his theoretical work expounding a rigorous genetic basis for the existence of altruism, an insight that was a key part of the development of the gene-centered view of evolution. He is considered one of the forerunners of sociobiology. Hamilton published important work on sex ratios and the evolution of sex. From 1984 to his death in 2000, he was a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University.
Richard Dawkins has written that Hamilton was "the greatest Darwinian of my lifetime".
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1936 births2000 deaths20th-century British zoologistsAcademic staff of the University of São PauloAlumni of St John's College, CambridgeAlumni of the London School of EconomicsAlumni of the University of LondonAlumni of University College LondonBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyBritish people of New Zealand descentBritish population geneticists