Thomas Eisner
Thomas Eisner · Science & Medicine
Entomologist regarded as the father of chemical ecology.
1929, Berlin, Germany — 2011, Ithaca, New York, USA
Germany · United States (Cornell University)
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Thomas Eisner was a German-born American entomologist widely regarded as the father of chemical ecology, the study of how organisms use chemistry to communicate, defend themselves and interact. His decades of research at Cornell revealed the intricate chemical arsenals of insects and helped launch modern conservation and bioprospecting. He was Jewish; his family fled Nazi Germany, living in Spain and South America before reaching the United States.
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Entomologist regarded as the father of chemical ecology.
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