Theodosius Dobzhansky
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Theodosius Dobzhansky (January 25 1900-November 11 1975), was a noted geneticist and evolutionary biologist. Dobzhansky was born in Ukraine then part of Russian Empire), but lived in the United States beginning in 1927.

Dobzhansky taught at the California Institute of Technology from 1930 to 1940 and subsquently moved to Columbia University from 1940 to 1962. He did much important genetic research, mainly on various species of Drosophila.

Dobhzansky's most famous quote was "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution", which is the title of a 1973 essay criticising Creationism, itself transcribed here --> http://www.2think.org/dobzhansky.shtml

Bibliography

• Genetics and the Origin of Species (1937, third edition 1951)
• Mankind Evolving: The Evolution of the Human Species (1962)
• The Biology of Ultimate Concern (1967)
• Genetics of the Evolution Process (1970)
• Genetic Diversity and Human Equality (1973).

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