EDWARD OSBORNE WILSON
Edward Osborne Wilson of Lexington, passed away December 26, 2021. Author, biologist, and naturalist. Professor Emeritus in Entomology at Harvard University. Beloved husband to the late Irene (Kelley) Wilson. Father of one daughter.
A Memorial Service will be held at The Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd., LEXINGTON, on Friday, January 7, 2022 at 11AM.
Interment: Westview Cemetery Lexington.
Published by Boston Globe from Dec. 30, 2021 to Jan. 2, 2022.∼Biologist. He was best known for being the world's leading authority on ants. He was also well known for being an advocate for sociobiology, the study of the genetic basis of the social behavior of all animals, including humans. He earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology from the University of Alabama. After receiving a doctorate in biology at Harvard University in 1955, he was a member of the university's biology and zoology faculties from 1956 to 1976. He would officially remain at Harvard as a professor until 1997, when he retired, but he continued as a professor emeritius until his passing. He also served as curator in entomology at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology from 1973 to 1997. Early on in his life, he developed an interest in ants and published several works based on the subject. He first gained widespread attention in his 1975 book, "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis," in which he spelled out the evidence suggesting a link between human behavior and genetics. He later earned two Pulitzer Prizes for both his books "On Human Nature" (1978) and "The Ants" (1990). He also wrote on various other subjects including evolution and the environment. During his career, he earned numerous awards and honors for his work.
Edward Osborne Wilson of Lexington, passed away December 26, 2021. Author, biologist, and naturalist. Professor Emeritus in Entomology at Harvard University. Beloved husband to the late Irene (Kelley) Wilson. Father of one daughter.
A Memorial Service will be held at The Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd., LEXINGTON, on Friday, January 7, 2022 at 11AM.
Interment: Westview Cemetery Lexington.
Published by Boston Globe from Dec. 30, 2021 to Jan. 2, 2022.∼Biologist. He was best known for being the world's leading authority on ants. He was also well known for being an advocate for sociobiology, the study of the genetic basis of the social behavior of all animals, including humans. He earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology from the University of Alabama. After receiving a doctorate in biology at Harvard University in 1955, he was a member of the university's biology and zoology faculties from 1956 to 1976. He would officially remain at Harvard as a professor until 1997, when he retired, but he continued as a professor emeritius until his passing. He also served as curator in entomology at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology from 1973 to 1997. Early on in his life, he developed an interest in ants and published several works based on the subject. He first gained widespread attention in his 1975 book, "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis," in which he spelled out the evidence suggesting a link between human behavior and genetics. He later earned two Pulitzer Prizes for both his books "On Human Nature" (1978) and "The Ants" (1990). He also wrote on various other subjects including evolution and the environment. During his career, he earned numerous awards and honors for his work.
EDWARD OSBORNE WILSON
Edward Osborne Wilson of Lexington, passed away December 26, 2021. Author, biologist, and naturalist. Professor Emeritus in Entomology at Harvard University. Beloved husband to the late Irene (Kelley) Wilson. Father of one daughter.
A Memorial Service will be held at The Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd., LEXINGTON, on Friday, January 7, 2022 at 11AM.
Interment: Westview Cemetery Lexington.
Published by Boston Globe from Dec. 30, 2021 to Jan. 2, 2022.∼Biologist. He was best known for being the world's leading authority on ants. He was also well known for being an advocate for sociobiology, the study of the genetic basis of the social behavior of all animals, including humans. He earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology from the University of Alabama. After receiving a doctorate in biology at Harvard University in 1955, he was a member of the university's biology and zoology faculties from 1956 to 1976. He would officially remain at Harvard as a professor until 1997, when he retired, but he continued as a professor emeritius until his passing. He also served as curator in entomology at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology from 1973 to 1997. Early on in his life, he developed an interest in ants and published several works based on the subject. He first gained widespread attention in his 1975 book, "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis," in which he spelled out the evidence suggesting a link between human behavior and genetics. He later earned two Pulitzer Prizes for both his books "On Human Nature" (1978) and "The Ants" (1990). He also wrote on various other subjects including evolution and the environment. During his career, he earned numerous awards and honors for his work.
Edward Osborne Wilson of Lexington, passed away December 26, 2021. Author, biologist, and naturalist. Professor Emeritus in Entomology at Harvard University. Beloved husband to the late Irene (Kelley) Wilson. Father of one daughter.
A Memorial Service will be held at The Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd., LEXINGTON, on Friday, January 7, 2022 at 11AM.
Interment: Westview Cemetery Lexington.
Published by Boston Globe from Dec. 30, 2021 to Jan. 2, 2022.∼Biologist. He was best known for being the world's leading authority on ants. He was also well known for being an advocate for sociobiology, the study of the genetic basis of the social behavior of all animals, including humans. He earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology from the University of Alabama. After receiving a doctorate in biology at Harvard University in 1955, he was a member of the university's biology and zoology faculties from 1956 to 1976. He would officially remain at Harvard as a professor until 1997, when he retired, but he continued as a professor emeritius until his passing. He also served as curator in entomology at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology from 1973 to 1997. Early on in his life, he developed an interest in ants and published several works based on the subject. He first gained widespread attention in his 1975 book, "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis," in which he spelled out the evidence suggesting a link between human behavior and genetics. He later earned two Pulitzer Prizes for both his books "On Human Nature" (1978) and "The Ants" (1990). He also wrote on various other subjects including evolution and the environment. During his career, he earned numerous awards and honors for his work.
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