The professor and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author first gained widespread attention for his 1975 book, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, in which he spelled out the evidence suggesting a link between human behaviour and genetics. "He articulated, perhaps better than anyone, what it means to be human." Won two Pulitzers Prend, chairman of the foundation's board, said in a statement. He was a true visionary with a unique ability to inspire and galvanize," David J. "It would be hard to understate Ed's scientific achievements, but his impact extends to every facet of society. The announcement said Wilson was "called `Darwin's natural heir,' and was known affectionately as `the ant man' for his pioneering work as an entomologist." Wilson Biodiversity Foundation's website. 26 in Burlington, Mass., according to an announcement posted Monday on the E.O. Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who argued for a new vision of human nature in Sociobiology and warned against the decline of ecosystems, has died.
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