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Lynn Margulis

Evolutionary biologist who championed symbiosis in evolution.

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Lynn Margulis

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Her work on symbiosis as a major evolutionary force challenged neo-Darwinian views and sparked lifelong debate with prominent biologists.[1][2]

Life and work

She earned an MS in genetics and zoology from the University of Wisconsin in 1960.[3][4] On March 5, 1938, in Chicago, Lynn Petra Alexander was born, the first of four daughters.[5][6][7] For twenty-two years, starting in 1966, she taught biology at Boston University.[8][7] The paper "On the Origin of Mitosing Cells", a landmark work, was published in 1967 after roughly fifteen journals had rejected it.[9][10]

A hemorrhagic stroke led to her death on November 22, 2011, at her Amherst, Massachusetts home.[11][7]

What the cited sources add

The NNDB record lists her religion as agnostic and her occupation as biologist.[12] The Arizona Board of Regents account mentions that Margulis consulted for NASA on biological and geological research.[7] The same source mentions that a NASA Public Service Award for Astrobiology was given to her in 2010.[7] An obituary noted that her home in Amherst was adjacent to the former residence of poet Emily Dickinson.[4]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Lynn Margulis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Teresi, "Lynn Margulis says she's not controversial, she's right", 17 June 2011; Gilbert, "A Symbiotic View of Life: We have never been individuals", The Quarterly Review of Biology, 2012, p. 325–341; "Lynn Margulis: The Life and Legacy of a Scientific Rebel", Chelsea Green, 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Lynn Margulis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mann, "Lynn Margulis: Science's unruly Earth mother", Science, 1991, p. 378–381 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Lynn Margulis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Archibald, "One Plus One Equals One: Symbiosis and the evolution of complex life", Oxford University Press, 2014, p. 50 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Marquard, "Lynn Margulis, 73; transformed view of evolution", BostonGlobe.com, 2011-12-02. facts only, no text reused. bostonglobe.com
  5. Wikipedia, "Lynn Margulis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Weber, "Lynn Margulis, evolution theorist, dies at 73", The New York Times, 24 November 2011; Lake, "Lynn Margulis (1938–2011)", Nature, 2011, p. 458; Schaechter, "Lynn Margulis (1938–2011)", Science, 2012, p. 302; Goldman, "Ad Memoriam: Lynn Margulis (5.03.1938 - 22.11.2011)", Jason G. Goldman (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Lynn Margulis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Oakes, "Encyclopedia of World Scientists", Facts on File, 2007, p. 484; "Lynn Margulis", NNDB; Lake, "Lynn Margulis (1938–2011)", Nature, 2011, p. 458 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Haskett, "Lynn Petra Alexander Sagan Margulis (1938–2011)", Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University. facts only, no text reused. embryo.asu.edu
  8. Wikipedia, "Lynn Margulis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yount, "A to Z of biologists", Facts on File, 2003, p. 198; Haskett, "Lynn Petra Alexander Sagan Margulis (1938–2011)", Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Lynn Margulis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Lynn Margulis: The Life and Legacy of a Scientific Rebel", Chelsea Green, 2012; "Lynn Margulis", The Telegraph, 13 December 2011; Margulis, Lynn, Gaia Is a Tough Bitch . Chapter 7 in The Third Culture: Beyond the Scientific Revolution by John Brockman (Simon & Schuster, 1995) (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Lynn Margulis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sagan, "On the origin of mitosing cells", Journal of Theoretical Biology, 1967, p. 225–274; Margulis, Lynn, Gaia Is a Tough Bitch . Chapter 7 in The Third Culture: Beyond the Scientific Revolution by John Brockman (Simon & Schuster, 1995) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Lynn Margulis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schaechter, "Lynn Margulis (1938–2011)", Science, 2012, p. 302; Weber, "Lynn Margulis, evolution theorist, dies at 73", The New York Times, 24 November 2011; Lake, "Lynn Margulis (1938–2011)", Nature, 2011, p. 458; Weil, "Lynn Margulis, leading evolutionary biologist, dies at 73", The Washington Post, November 26, 2011; Rose, "Lynn Margulis obituary", The Guardian, December 11, 2011; Faulkner, "Condolences", geo.umass.edu (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. "Lynn Margulis", NNDB. facts only, no text reused. nndb.com

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