Ant specialist, the biologist, died on December 26 to 92, holder of two Pulitzer and a Crafoord award, insisted on the pregnance of genetics in animal behaviors, including human.
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His work is so vast that some have thought to see in him a “new Darwin”, when others nicknamed it more affectionately “Ant Man”, the ants man. The American biologist Edward Osborne Wilson died on December 26, 2021 in Burlington, Massachusetts at the age of 92.
“It would be difficult to underestimate the scientific achievements of Ed, but its impact extends to all facets of society. It was a true visionary with a unique ability to inspire and galvanize. He Expressed, perhaps better than anyone, what it means to be human, “said David J. TAKES, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eo Wilson Foundation for Biodiversity – a cause embarrassed by the scientist.