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Richard Levins

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Richard Levins (1930-2016) was an American Marxist biologist, population geneticist, mathematical ecologist and philosopher of science who researched diversity in human populations. He was a professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a long-time political activist, best known for his work on evolution and complexity in changing environments and on metapopulations. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1930 1
Subfield
Political Theory 2
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Associated With

Columbia University, Institutions and Social Structures
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Harvard University, Institutions and Social Structures
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Shaped By

Classical Marxism, Social Theory and Concepts
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Nationality

United States

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Richard Levins
  • Wikidata Q948368, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)
  • Wikidata Q948368, P569 (w-bbfill-smallsix3-0926)
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2. Richard Levins (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Richard Levins (June 1, 1930, January 19, 2016) was a Marxist biologist, population geneticist, biomathematician, mathematical ecologist, zoologist and philosopher of science who researched diversity in human populations.
  • Lead, subfield political-theory
    Richard Levins (June 1, 1930, January 19, 2016) was a Marxist biologist, population geneticist, biomathematician, mathematical ecologist, zoologist and philosopher of science who researched diversity in human populations.
  • Associated With: Columbia University, Article text
    They returned to New York in 1956, where he earned his PhD at Columbia University (awarded 1965).
  • Associated With: Harvard University, Article text
    Until his death, he was a university professor at the Harvard T.H.
  • Shaped By: Classical Marxism, Lead, Classical Marxism
    Richard Levins (June 1, 1930, January 19, 2016) was a Marxist biologist, population geneticist, biomathematician, mathematical ecologist, zoologist and philosopher of science who researched diversity in human populations.
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