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Paul R. Ehrlich

Who

Paul R. Ehrlich · Science & Medicine

What

Biologist known for influential work on population ecology and evolutionary biology.

When

1932, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Paul R. Ehrlich is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Biologist known for influential work on population ecology and evolutionary biology.

How & why

Paul R. Ehrlich is an American biologist known for his research in population ecology, evolution, and the coevolution of butterflies and plants, and for the influential 1968 book The Population Bomb. He was born in Philadelphia to a Jewish family and spent his career at Stanford University. His work helped shape public debate on human population and the environment.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology

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Biologist known for influential work on population ecology and evolutionary biology.

1932

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology