Last updated on:
3/26/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Edward O. Wilson, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology at Harvard University
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Is Sexual Orientation Determined at Birth?"
- Reasoning:
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“Homosexuality is normal in a biological sense, that it is a distinctive beneficial behavior that evolved as an important element in human social organization. Homosexuals may be the genetic carriers of some of mankind’s rare altruistic impulses.”
On Human Nature, 1978
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with PhDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to human sexuality. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to human sexuality. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Harvard University, Pellegrino University Research Professor, Emeritus
- Board of Directors: Conservation International (1997-present), American Museum of Natural History (1993-present), The Nature Conservancy (1993-present), American Academy for Liberal Education (1992-present), New York Botanical Garden (1992-1995), World Wildlife Fund (1984-1994), Marine Biological Laboratories (1976-1980)
- Presidential Citation, American Psychological Association, 1999
- Crafoord Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1990
- National Medal of Science, 1976
- Distinguished Service Award, American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1976
- Pulitzer Prize winning author of On Human Nature (1979) and The Ants (1991)
- President of the Society for the Study of Evolution, 1973
- Education:
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- PhD, Biology, Harvard University, 1955
- MS, Biology, University of Alabama, 1950
- Other:
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