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Paul R. Ehrlich

1932 - Today

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Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29, 1932) is an American biologist known for his predictions and warnings about the consequences of population growth, including famine and resource depletion. Ehrlich is the Bing Professor Emeritus of Population Studies of the Department of Biology of Stanford University. Ehrlich became well known for the controversial 1968 book The Population Bomb, which he co-authored with his wife Anne H. Ehrlich, in which they famously stated that "[i]n the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now." This position has led historians and critics to describe Ehrlich as a neo-Malthusian. There are mixed views on Ehrlich's assertions on the dangers of expanding human populations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul R. Ehrlich is the 861st most popular biologist (down from 780th in 2019), the 7,468th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,263rd in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Paul R. Ehrlich ranks 861 out of 1,097. Before him are D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Everard Home, William Sherard, Lucas Alamán, George Ord, and Jules Verreaux. After him are Tadas Ivanauskas, Karel Domin, David Ho, Thomas Campbell Eyton, Adriana Hoffmann, and Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Paul R. Ehrlich ranks 359. Before him are Nino Defilippis, Jan Jindra, Robert Taylor, Gábor Delneky, Katy Bødtger, and Mario Cuomo. After him are Ann-Sofi Pettersson, Ludovico Avio, Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Eddy Wally, Stéphane Bruey, and Robert B. Parker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul R. Ehrlich ranks 7,470 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher Scarver (1969), Tom Byron (1961), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), James C. Adamson (1946), Jon Lovitz (1957), and Debbie Rowe (1958). After him are Medgar Evers (1925), Don Knotts (1924), Neal Stephenson (1959), Anne Shirley (1918), Raymond J. Barry (1939), and Dan Duryea (1907).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Paul R. Ehrlich ranks 121. Before him are Charles Sibley (1917), Albert William Herre (1868), Clinton Hart Merriam (1855), Beatrice Mintz (1921), John Kunkel Small (1869), and George Ord (1781). After him are Wilfred Hudson Osgood (1875), Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858), Frederic Clements (1874), Benjamin Smith Barton (1766), Alfred G. Knudson (1922), and Sereno Watson (1826).

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