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George R. Price

1922 - 1975

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George Robert Price (October 16, 1922 – January 6, 1975) was an American population geneticist. Price is often noted for his formulation of the Price equation in 1967. Originally a physical chemist and later a science journalist, he moved to London in 1967, where he worked in theoretical biology at the Galton Laboratory, making three important contributions: first, rederiving W.D. Hamilton's work on kin selection with the new Price equation that vindicated group selection; second, introducing (with John Maynard Smith) the concept of the evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS), a central concept in game theory; and third, formalizing Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection. Price converted to Christianity and gave all his possessions to the poor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George R. Price is the 1,032nd most popular biologist (down from 1,010th in 2019), the 11,298th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,166th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, George R. Price ranks 1,032 out of 1,097. Before him are Karl Shuker, Ruth Patrick, Richard Meinertzhagen, John Lawrence LeConte, Stanislas Dehaene, and William Henry Harvey. After him are Philippa Marrack, Elmer McCollum, Aristid Lindenmayer, Ethelwynn Trewavas, E. B. Ford, and Peter Duesberg.

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Among people born in 1922, George R. Price ranks 416. Before him are Coleen Gray, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, John Anderson, Paul Winchell, Kai Winding, and Ágnes Nemes Nagy. After him are Turhan Bey, Bert I. Gordon, Patricia Canning Todd, Les Baxter, Jose W. Diokno, and Jesús Iglesias. Among people deceased in 1975, George R. Price ranks 255. Before him are Pamela Brown, Steve Prefontaine, Anatoly Blagonravov, Evelyn Brent, Fidel Ortiz, and Kay Johnson. After him are Keith Park, Walter Schneiter, Rudi Ball, Raphael Tracey, Rowland V. Lee, and R. C. Sherriff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George R. Price ranks 11,300 out of 20,380. Before him are Carole Bayer Sager (1947), Stephen Glass (1972), Lauren Boebert (1986), Barbara Dare (1963), Noname Jane (1977), and Adrienne King (1960). After him are Jack Antonoff (1984), Steve Cochran (1917), Lucy Hale (1989), Brené Brown (1965), Francis Parkman (1823), and Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, George R. Price ranks 162. Before him are Charles B. Cory (1857), Judah Folkman (1933), Elliott Coues (1842), John Bartram (1699), Ruth Patrick (1907), and John Lawrence LeConte (1825). After him are Elmer McCollum (1879), Lucy Shapiro (1940), Timothy Ray Brown (1966), Margaret Morse Nice (1883), Ronald M. Evans (1949), and Paul Sereno (1957).

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