Godfrey Hewitt

Godfrey M Hewitt
Professor Godfrey M Hewitt
Professor Godfrey Hewitt (2001)
Born(1940-01-10)10 January 1940
Worcester, England, U.K
Died18 February 2013(2013-02-18) (aged 73)
Cambridge, England, U.K
CitizenshipBritish
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
University of California, Davis
Known forInfluential work in evolutionary genetics, training and acting as a mentor to many academics
AwardsDarwin–Wallace Medal (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics, Evolutionary Biology, Phylogeography, Hybridization, Speciation
InstitutionsUniversity of East Anglia
Doctoral advisorKenneth Mather, John Jinks, and Bernard John
Doctoral studentsNick Barton[1]
Richard Nichols[2]
Michael Ritchie[3]
Websitehttp://www.uea.ac.uk/biological-sciences/news/professor-godfrey-hewitt

Godfrey Matthew Hewitt (10 January 1940 – 18 February 2013) was a British professor and evolutionary geneticist at the University of East Anglia who was very influential in the development of the fields of molecular ecology, phylogeography, speciation and hybridisation. [4]

  1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae – Nicholas Hamilton Barton" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Nichols Lab". Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ Ritchie MG, Butlin RK (2013). Godfrey M. Hewitt (1940-2013), President of ESEB 1999-2001. J Evol Biol 26: 691–692.
  4. ^ Butlin, R.; Rieseberg, L.; Smith., H. (2006). "Godfrey Hewitt - Recipient of 2005 Molecular Ecology Prize". Molecular Ecology. 15 (2): 301. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02899.x.