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BIOLOGIST

George R. Price

1922 - 1975

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George Robert Price (October 16, 1922 – January 6, 1975) was an American population geneticist. Price is often noted for his formulation of the Price equation in 1967. Originally a physical chemist and later a science journalist, he moved to London in 1967, where he worked in theoretical biology at the Galton Laboratory, making three important contributions: first, rederiving W.D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George R. Price has received more than 345,324 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George R. Price is the 880th most popular biologist, the 9,575th most popular biography from United States and the 130th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, George R. Price ranks 880 out of 841Before him are William Yarrell, Walter Buller, Warwick Estevam Kerr, Robert Collett, Bryan Sykes, and Charles Tate Regan. After him are Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, Lancelot Hogben, Carl Meissner, Johann Georg Wagler, Alec Jeffreys, and William Kirby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, George R. Price ranks 360Before him are Musa Gareyev, Warwick Estevam Kerr, Derek J. de Solla Price, André Buffière, Milton H. Greene, and William Schallert. After him are Niels Holst-Sørensen, Jesús Iglesias, Hattie Jacques, Dick King-Smith, Cécile DeWitt-Morette, and Fyvush Finkel. Among people deceased in 1975, George R. Price ranks 224Before him are Franz Bistricky, Tommy Green, Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov, Raphael Tracey, Richard Tucker, and Anatoly Blagonravov. After him are Lancelot Hogben, Lionel Tertis, Kay Johnson, Evelyn Brent, Bram Fischer, and Joseph Calleia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George R. Price ranks 9,575 out of 18,182Before him are Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), Jonathan Togo (1977), Robert Zubrin (1952), Evelyn Venable (1913), Bud Luckey (1934), and Tom Brokaw (1940). After him are John Taylor (1883), Kevin Conroy (1955), RJ Mitte (1992), Robin Thicke (1977), Mary MacLaren (1900), and Carl Osburn (1884).

Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, George R. Price ranks 130Before him are Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858), John Torrey (1796), Charles Sibley (1917), Frank Chapman (1864), Charles B. Cory (1857), and John Hopfield (1933). After him are John Kunkel Small (1869), Samuel Garman (1843), Charles Wallace Richmond (1868), Ruth Patrick (1907), Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), and William Bartram (1739).