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W. D. Hamilton

1936 - 2000

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William Donald Hamilton (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000) was a British evolutionary biologist, recognised as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century. Hamilton became known for his theoretical work expounding a rigorous genetic basis for the existence of altruism, an insight that was a key part of the development of the gene-centered view of evolution. He is considered one of the forerunners of sociobiology. Hamilton published important work on sex ratios and the evolution of sex. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. W. D. Hamilton is the 478th most popular biologist (down from 468th in 2019), the 382nd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 425th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, W. D. Hamilton ranks 478 out of 1,097. Before him are Sewall Wright, Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, Julius von Sachs, Akira Endo, John Hughlings Jackson, and Heinrich Schrader. After him are Robert Sapolsky, Georg Franz Hoffmann, Otto Wilhelm Thomé, Lucien Quélet, Ivan Regen, and Benedykt Dybowski.

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Among people born in 1936, W. D. Hamilton ranks 226. Before him are Arend Lijphart, Ivonka Survilla, Leonid Kuravlyov, Lucia Berlin, Dyanne Thorne, and Polina Astakhova. After him are Ian Hacking, Buddy Guy, Keir Dullea, Hugh Hudson, Tony Musante, and José Torres. Among people deceased in 2000, W. D. Hamilton ranks 124. Before him are Efstathios Chorafas, Oleg Yefremov, Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Kalle Svensson, Yevgeny Khrunov, and Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky. After him are Alexandros Nikolopoulos, L. Sprague de Camp, Hidetoki Takahashi, Svetozar Vukmanović, Claire Trevor, and Spyros Markezinis.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, W. D. Hamilton ranks 382 out of 642. Before him are Tiberius Julius Alexander (100), Maximus I of Constantinople (350), Doria Shafik (1908), Essam Sharaf (1952), Julius Pollux (200), and Nebetah (-1350). After him are Anatolius of Laodicea (201), Dionysius Periegetes (100), Cleomenes of Naucratis (-400), Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (1943), Moshé Mizrahi (1931), and Rashad Khalifa (1935).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Egypt

Among biologists born in Egypt, W. D. Hamilton ranks 1. 

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