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Sir Edwin Ray Lankester: Quick Facts

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Born May 15, 1847 • London • England
Died August 15, 1929 (aged 82) • London • England
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1913)
Subjects Of Study comparative anatomy • evolution • human being

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