Edward O Wilson, naturalist known as a ‘modern-day Darwin’, dies aged 92
by Reuters in New York from Environment | The Guardian on (#5TD99)
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Edward O Wilson, a US naturalist known to some as the modern-day Darwin", died on Sunday at the age of 92 in Massachusetts, his foundation said in a statement.
Alongside the British naturalist David Attenborough, Wilson was considered one of the world's leading authorities on natural history and conservation.
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