BIOLOGIST

David Lack

1910 - 1973

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David Lambert Lack FRS (16 July 1910 – 12 March 1973) was a British evolutionary biologist who made contributions to ornithology, ecology, and ethology. His 1947 book, Darwin's Finches, on the finches of the Galapagos Islands was a landmark work as were his other popular science books on Life of the Robin and Swifts in a Tower. He developed what is now known as Lack's Principle which explained the evolution of avian clutch sizes in terms of individual selection as opposed to the competing contemporary idea that they had evolved for the benefit of species (also known as group selection). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Lack has received more than 78,705 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). David Lack is the 1,037th most popular biologist (down from 896th in 2019), the 5,786th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,824th in 2019) and the 175th most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, David Lack ranks 1,037 out of 1,097. Before him are Anthony R. Hunter, Outram Bangs, Aristid Lindenmayer, Austin Stevens, William Bartram, and John Kunkel Small. After him are Ethelwynn Trewavas, John Cassin, William Forsell Kirby, Francis Maitland Balfour, Francis Walker, and Charles B. Cory.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, David Lack ranks 398. Before him are Grațian Sepi, Patsy Kelly, Kitty Carlisle, Duncan Gregg, Irene Sharaff, and Sally Blane. After him are Ilona Massey, Frank Loesser, Francis Johnson, Josephine Johnson, F. F. Bruce, and Steven S. DeKnight. Among people deceased in 1973, David Lack ranks 287. Before him are Lila Lee, Henry Green, Maggie Laubser, Vaughn Monroe, Veda Ann Borg, and Walter Donaldson. After him are Eddie Hapgood, Walt Kelly, Harry Edward, Rufino Santos, Israel Albert Horowitz, and Michael O'Shea.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Lack ranks 5,786 out of 8,785. Before him are John Lydgate (1370), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Dave Greenfield (1949), Hablot Knight Browne (1815), Emily Beecham (1984), and Daniel Kaluuya (1989). After him are Stuart Christie (1946), Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), Wally Kinnear (1880), Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772), Sidney Lee (1859), and Mary Rand (1940).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, David Lack ranks 175. Before him are Prideaux John Selby (1788), Arthur Gardiner Butler (1844), Alexander Wilson (1766), Karl Shuker (1959), David Prain (1857), and Anthony R. Hunter (1943). After him are Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), William Forsell Kirby (1844), Francis Maitland Balfour (1851), Francis Walker (1809), Philippa Marrack (1945), and George Don (1798).

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