James W. Valentine | |
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 James Valentine in 1991. | |
| Born | November 10, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 2023 (aged 96) Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Education | Phillips University, University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D., 1958) |
| Known for | Evolution (1977), with Theodosius Dobzhansky, G. Ledyard Stebbins and Francisco J. Ayala |
| Spouse | Diane Mondragon |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Fulbright scholar, Australia, Guggenheim fellow, National Academy of Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Evolutionary biology |
| Institutions | University of Missouri, University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Berkeley |
James William Valentine (November 10, 1926 – April 7, 2023) was an American evolutionary biologist, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and curator at the University of California Museum of Paleontology.[1][2]
Valentine was born in Los Angeles, California on November 10, 1926. He was educated at Phillips University, (B.A., 1951) and the University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1954, Ph.D., 1958). Valentine married Diane Mondragon in 1987 and had 3 children.[3] He died in Walnut Creek, California, on April 7, 2023, at the age of 96.[4]
- ^ "UCMP People: James Valentine". April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "James Valentine, paleontologist who grappled with the origin of animal diversity, has died at 96". Berkeley News. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Valentine, James W 1926-". Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "James William Valentine". The Neptune Society of Northern California. Retrieved 28 April 2023.