Eugene Pleasants Odum | |
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Born | Newport, New Hampshire, US | September 17, 1913
Died | August 10, 2002 Athens, Georgia, US | (aged 88)
Alma mater | University of Illinois (Ph.D.) |
Known for | pioneering the concept of the ecosystem; the interdependence of divergent ecosystems as the basis of how the earth functions |
Awards | Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1977) Crafoord Prize (1987) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | ecologist, mathematician, natural philosopher, and systems ecologist |
Institutions | University of Georgia |
Eugene Pleasants Odum (September 17, 1913 – August 10, 2002) was an American biologist at the University of Georgia known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology. He and his brother Howard T. Odum wrote the popular ecology textbook, Fundamentals of Ecology (1953). The Odum School of Ecology is named in his honor.