BIOLOGIST

Francisco J. Ayala

1934 - 2023

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Francisco José Ayala Pereda (March 12, 1934 – March 3, 2023) was a Spanish-American evolutionary biologist and philosopher who was a longtime faculty member at the University of California, Irvine, and University of California, Davis. Ayala was previously president and chairman of the board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At University of California, Irvine, his academic appointments included University Professor and Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (School of Biological Sciences), Professor of Philosophy (School of Humanities), and Professor of Logic and the Philosophy of Science (School of Social Sciences). Ayala's employment at UC Irvine ended in 2018 after the university issued a report relating to allegations of sexual harassment claims against him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco J. Ayala is the 598th most popular biologist (down from 452nd in 2019), the 1,149th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,066th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Francisco J. Ayala ranks 598 out of 1,097Before him are Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, Joseph Leidy, Charles De Geer, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Tsuneko Okazaki, and John Murray. After him are George Clifford III, Ruth Arnon, Antoine Risso, Otto Stapf, Władysław Taczanowski, and Jon E. Ahlquist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Francisco J. Ayala ranks 260Before him are Ludvig Faddeev, Phạm Minh Mẫn, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Lew Hoad, Sven-Bertil Taube, and Boris Volynov. After him are Tengiz Sigua, Harald Grønningen, Gergely Kulcsár, Pierre Barouh, Hot Rod Hundley, and Russ Tamblyn. Among people deceased in 2023, Francisco J. Ayala ranks 243Before him are Giuliano Montaldo, Torben Ulrich, Duško Gojković, Grace Bumbry, Russell Banks, and Marianne Werner. After him are Vassilis Vassilikos, Denny Laine, Edgar Schein, Slim Borgudd, Antonio Juliano, and Dariush Mehrjui.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco J. Ayala ranks 1,149 out of 3,355Before him are Victoria Kent (1891), Santi Cazorla (1984), Juan José Elhuyar (1754), Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda (1862), Luis Rodríguez (1948), and Josep Escolà (1914). After him are Fernando Savater (1947), Concepción Arenal (1820), Eduardo Dato (1856), Ángel María Villar (1950), Aquilino Bocos Merino (1938), and Ramón Chao (1935).

Among BIOLOGISTS In Spain

Among biologists born in Spain, Francisco J. Ayala ranks 5Before him are Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), Ibn al-Baitar (1197), Antonio José Cavanilles (1745), and Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778). After him are José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754), Francisco Hernández de Toledo (1515), Hipólito Ruiz López (1754), Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati (1166), and Ángel Cabrera (1879).