Francisco J. Ayala

Francisco J. Ayala (born March 12, 1934, Madrid, Spain—died March 3, 2023, Newport Beach, California, U.S.) was a Spanish-born American evolutionary geneticist and molecular biologist best known for expounding the philosophical perspective that Darwinism and religious faith are compatible. Ayala was raised in Madrid by his parents, Francisco and Soledad Ayala. He received a B.S. in physics from the University of Madrid in 1955. Between 1955 and 1960, he studied theology at the Pontifical Faculty...