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Also Known As Edward Osborne Wilson • Edward O. Wilson
Born June 10, 1929 • Birmingham • Alabama
Died December 26, 2021 (aged 92) • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize (1979)
Notable Works “Sociobiology: The New Synthesis” • “The Diversity of Life” • “The Insect Societies” • “The Meaning of Human Existence”
Subjects Of Study ant • social insect • altruistic behaviour • character displacement • sociobiology

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