Erik Rauch | |
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| Born | Erik Rauch May 15, 1974 |
| Died | July 13, 2005 (aged 31) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D. Stanford University Yale University, B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics |
| Occupation(s) | Biophysicist and theoretical ecologist |
| Employer(s) | NECSI MIT Santa Fe Institute Yale University IBM Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University |
| Known for | Founder of MetaCarta, ALife, TerraShare |
Erik Rauch (May 15, 1974 – July 13, 2005) was an American biophysicist and theoretical ecologist who worked at NECSI, MIT, Santa Fe Institute, Yale University, Princeton University, and other institutions. Rauch's most notable paper was published in Nature and concerned the mathematical modeling of the conservation of biodiversity.