Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he was named the first Simonyi... Wikipedia

• Born:  Clinton Richard Dawkins, March 26, 1941, Nairobi, British Kenya
• Age:  85 years
• Fields:  Evolutionary biology
• Institutions:  University of California, Berkeley, University of Oxford, New College of the Humanities
• Education:  University of Oxford (MA, DPhil)
• Thesis:  Selective pecking in the domestic chick (1967)
• Known for:  Gene-centred view of evolution, Concept of the meme, "Middle World", Extended phenotype, Advocacy of science, criticism of religion, "New Atheism"
• Notable awards:  ZSL Silver Medal (1989), Michael Faraday Prize (1990), International Cosmos Prize (1997), FRS (2001), Nierenberg Prize (2009), Trotter Prize (2025)
• Children:  1
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