Edmund Beecher Wilson Scientist

Edmund Beecher Wilson (19 October 1856 – 3 March 1939) was a pioneering American zoologist and geneticist. He wrote one of the most famous textbooks in the history of modern biology, The Cell.

Personal facts

Edmund Beecher Wilson
Birth dateOctober 19, 1856
Birth place
Illinois , Geneva Illinois
Nationality
United States
Date of deathMarch 03, 1939
Known for
XY sex-determination system

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Scientist

awards
Royal Society
Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal
Field of study
Genetics
Zoology

Edmund Beecher Wilson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/Magazine/Fall2002/Wilson.html
  2. http://www.devbio.com/article.php?ch=23&id=261