Theodosius Dobzhansky
Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky (Russian: Феодо́сий Григо́рьевич Добржа́нский; Ukrainian: Теодо́сій Григо́рович Добржа́нський; January 25, 1900 – December 18, 1975) was an American geneticist and evolutionary biologist. He was a central figure in the field of evolutionary biology for his work in shaping the modern synthesis. Born in the Russian Empire, Dobzhansky emigrated to the United States in 1927, aged 27.
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Dobzhansky in 1966 | |
| Born | Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky January 25, 1900 |
| Died | December 18, 1975 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | University of Kiev |
| Known for | Bateson–Dobzhansky–Muller model |
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Natalia Sivertzeva (m. 1924) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Evolutionary biology, genetics |
| Institutions | University of Kiev (1921–1924) University of Leningrad (1924–1927) Columbia University (1927–1928, 1940–1962) California Institute of Technology (1928–1940) Rockefeller University (1962–1970) University of California, Davis (1971–1975) |
| Doctoral advisor | Yuri Filipchenko |
| Doctoral students | Bruce Wallace, Richard Lewontin |
His 1937 work Genetics and the Origin of Species became a major influence on the modern synthesis. He was awarded the U.S. National Medal of Science in 1964 and the Franklin Medal in 1973.
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