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Ernst Mayr

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@misc{scienceatlas-ernst-mayr,
  author = {Science Atlas},
  title = {Ernst Mayr},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/ernst-mayr},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Ernst Mayr was a German-American evolutionary biologist. He was also a renowned taxonomist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, philosopher of biology, and historian of science. His work contributed to the conceptual revolution that led to the modern evolutionary synthesis of Mendelian genetics, systematics, and Darwinian evolution, and to the development of the biological species concept.

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Birth Datethe subject's own account

1904-07-05 1

Death Datethe subject's own account

2005-02-03 1

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Also in Philosophy Atlas: Ernst Mayr, the same subject.

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was a German-American evolutionary biologist. He was also a renowned taxonomist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, philosopher of biology, and historian of science. His work contributed to the conceptual revolution that led to the modern evolutionary synthesis of Mendelian genetics, systematics, and Darwinian evolution, and to the development of the biological species concept.

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