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Edward Osborne Wilson

American biologist and author

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American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)

Born 1929
Died 2021

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  • Cover of: The diversity of life
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  • Cover of: The Future of Life
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  • Cover of: On human nature
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  • Cover of: Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources

    First published in 1996 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Success and dominance in ecosystems: the case of the social insects

    First published in 1990 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Ants

    First published in 1990 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Consilience: the unity of knowledge
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  • Cover of: Sociobiology: the new synthesis
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    First published in 1975 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Tales from the Ant World

    First published in 2020 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Yellowstone's Wildlife in Transition

    First published in 2013 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth

    First published in 2021 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Naturalist
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  • Cover of: Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia.

    First published in 1958 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Hidden Kingdom: The Insect Life of Costa Rica

    First published in 2017 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Origins of Creativity
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  • Cover of: Southern Wonder: Alabama's Surprising Biodiversity

    First published in 2013 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Contract with the Earth: Ten Commitments You Can Make to Protect the Environment Now

    First published in 2007 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Literary Animal: Evolution and the Nature of Narrative (Rethinking Theory)

    First published in 2005 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The ants
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    First published in 1990 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The high frontier: exploring the tropical rainforest canopy
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Photo of Edward Osborne Wilson

American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)

Born 1929
Died 2021

Subjects

Philosophy, Ants, Biology, Biodiversity, Biodiversity conservation, Nature conservation, Evolution, Ecology, Nature, Human ecology, Naturalists, Sociobiology, Science, Conservation of natural resources, Biologie, Effect of human beings on, Philosophy and science, Conservation, Insects, Social evolution, Behavior genetics, Insect societies, New York Times reviewed, Order (Philosophy), Biography

Places

Alabama, Mobile, Polynesia, Suriname, Trinidad, Alabama (Stany Zjednoczone ; stan), Amazon River Region, California, Florida Keys, Harward, Melanesia, Mobile (Ala.), Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Jersey, Pacific Ocean, Parque Nacional da Gorongosa, Parque Nacional da Gorongosa (Mozambique), San Diego, San Diego (Calif.), San Diego Bay, San Diego Bay (Calif.), Sri Lanka, United States

People

Edward Osborne Wilson (1929-), Edward O. Wilson, Charles Darwin, Corrie Saux, Crichton, Edward O. Wilson (1929-), George Oster, Newton, William L.Brown

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Alternative names

  • Edward O. Wilson
  • EDWARD O. WILSON
  • Edward O. (Edward Osborne) Wilson
  • Edward O. WILSON
  • E. O. Wilson
  • E O. WILSON
  • E.O.Wilson
  • Wdward O. Wilson
  • E O. Wilson
  • E O Wilson

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