G. Evelyn Hutchinson | |
|---|---|
 Hutchinson at Yale in 1935 | |
| Born | George Evelyn Hutchinson January 30, 1903 |
| Died | May 17, 1991 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | English, American (naturalized 1941) |
| Education | Gresham's School |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Founder of American limnology; creating the concept of multi-dimensional ecological niche |
| Spouses |
Margaret Seal
(m. 1933; died 1983)Anne Twitty |
| Awards | Leidy Award (1952) Tyler Prize (1974) Franklin Medal (1979) Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1984) Kyoto Prize (1986) National Medal of Science (1991) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Limnology, ecology |
| Institutions | Yale University |
| Doctoral students | |
George Evelyn Hutchinson ForMemRS (January 30, 1903 – May 17, 1991) was a British ecologist sometimes described as the "father of modern ecology."[2] He contributed for more than sixty years to the fields of limnology, systems ecology, radiation ecology, entomology, genetics, biogeochemistry, a mathematical theory of population growth, art history, philosophy, religion, and anthropology.[3] He worked on the passage of phosphorus through lakes, the chemistry and biology of lakes, the theory of interspecific competition, and on insect taxonomy and genetics, zoo-geography, and African water bugs.[3] He is known as one of the first to combine ecology with mathematics. He became an international expert on lakes and wrote the four-volume Treatise on Limnology in 1957.[4]
Hutchinson earned his degree in zoology from Cambridge University but chose not to earn a doctorate, of which he came to be proud as he aged.[5] Although born in England, he spent nearly his entire professional life at Yale University in the United States where he was Sterling Professor of Zoology and focused on working with graduate students.[6]
- ^ Lovejoy, T. E. (2011). "George Evelyn Hutchinson. 13 January 1903 -- 17 May 1991". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 57: 167–177. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2010.0016.
- ^ Slack 2011, pp. xi.
- ^ a b Slobodkin, L.B. (1993). "An Appreciation: George Evelyn Hutchinson". Journal of Animal Ecology. 62 (2): 390–394. doi:10.2307/5370. JSTOR 5370.
- ^ Slack 2011, pp. 2.
- ^ Slack 2011, pp. 5.
- ^ Slack 2011, pp. 3.