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E.O. Wilson
Biologist

Edward Osborne Wilson (1929–2021), University Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard, was the guiding force that shapes the mission of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. Widely considered one of the greatest natural scientists of our time, he was a pioneer in efforts to preserve and protect the biodiversity of our planet, receiving more than 150 international awards, including Pulitzer Prizes for his books On Human Nature and The Ants