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Stephen Jay Gould

1941 - 2002

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Stephen Jay Gould ( GOOLD; September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He was one of the most influential and widely read authors of popular science of his generation. Gould spent most of his career teaching at Harvard University and working at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. In 1996, Gould was hired as the Vincent Astor Visiting Research Professor of Biology at New York University, after which he divided his time teaching between there and Harvard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Jay Gould is the 235th most popular biologist (down from 184th in 2019), the 2,109th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,679th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Biologist.

Stephen Jay Gould was a paleontologist and evolutionary biologist who was most famous for his theory of punctuated equilibrium. This theory states that evolution is not a gradual process, but rather a series of rapid changes followed by long periods of stability.

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Among biologists, Stephen Jay Gould ranks 235 out of 1,097. Before him are Othenio Abel, Anders Sparrman, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, Ana Aslan, Peter Forsskål, and Albert Günther. After him are Theodor Escherich, Rudolf Vrba, J. B. S. Haldane, Johann Friedrich von Brandt, Thomas Browne, and John du Pont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Stephen Jay Gould ranks 133. Before him are Aimé Jacquet, Beniamino Stella, William Nordhaus, Hage Geingob, Sérgio Mendes, and Liamine Zéroual. After him are Pat Patterson, Roger Lemerre, Ahmed Shafik, David Warner, Stacy Keach, and Senta Berger. Among people deceased in 2002, Stephen Jay Gould ranks 65. Before him are Shigeo Sugimoto, Hugo Banzer, Mauro Ramos, Hildegard Knef, Yousuf Karsh, and Song Hye-rim. After him are Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Sohn Kee-chung, Abba Eban, Katy Jurado, John Frankenheimer, and Joaquín Balaguer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Jay Gould ranks 2,109 out of 20,380. Before him are James Pickens Jr. (1954), Kirk Hammett (1962), Sonny Bono (1935), Harlow Shapley (1885), La Toya Jackson (1956), and Robin Cook (1940). After him are Evander Holyfield (1962), Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Lana Del Rey (1985), Theodore Lyman IV (1874), Bernard Baruch (1870), and Adam Driver (1983).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Stephen Jay Gould ranks 47. Before him are Gregory Goodwin Pincus (1903), J. Michael Bishop (1936), James Dwight Dana (1813), Eric F. Wieschaus (1947), Jeffrey C. Hall (1945), and Temple Grandin (1947). After him are John du Pont (1938), H. Robert Horvitz (1947), James Rothman (1950), Michael Rosbash (1944), Michael W. Young (1949), and Wilbur Scoville (1865).

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