Richard Dawkins

Summary

Richard Dawkins is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Nairobi^[2]. He worked as an evolutionary biologist^[3], ethologist^[4], science writer^[5], science communicator^[6], and essayist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.095% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59,433 views/month, #948 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Richard Dawkins was born in Nairobi^[2].
• Richard Dawkins's father was Clinton John Dawkins^[9].
• Richard Dawkins's mother was Jean Mary Vyvyan Ladner^[10].
• Richard Dawkins was married to Lalla Ward^[11].
• Among Richard Dawkins's spouses was Eve Barham^[12].
• Richard Dawkins held citizenship in United Kingdom^[13].
• Richard Dawkins is identified as part of the British ethnic group^[14].
• Richard Dawkins's professions included evolutionary biologist^[3].
• Richard Dawkins worked as an ethologist^[4].
• Richard Dawkins's professions included science writer^[5].
• Richard Dawkins's professions included science communicator^[6].
• Richard Dawkins's professions included essayist^[7].
• Richard Dawkins's professions included theoretical biologist^[15].
• Richard Dawkins's field of work was ethology^[16].
• Richard Dawkins's field of work was evolutionary biology^[17].
• Richard Dawkins's field of work was zoology^[18].
• Richard Dawkins's field of work was biology^[19].
• Richard Dawkins's field of work was religiosity^[20].
• Richard Dawkins's field of work was Christian Church^[21].
• Richard Dawkins held the position of professor^[22].
• Among Richard Dawkins's employers was Northeastern University London^[23].
• Richard Dawkins was educated at Chafyn Grove School^[24].
• Richard Dawkins's doctoral advisor was Niko Tinbergen^[25].
• Richard Dawkins received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[26].
• Richard Dawkins received the Kistler Prize^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1941-03-26^[30]

• Community tags: british, english, has german audiobooks, uk^[31]

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Origins and Family

Richard Dawkins's place of birth was Nairobi^[2]. His father was Clinton John Dawkins^[9]. His mother was Jean Mary Vyvyan Ladner^[10]. He is identified as part of the British ethnic group^[14].

Education

Richard Dawkins was educated at Chafyn Grove School^[24]. His doctoral advisor was Niko Tinbergen^[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include evolutionary biologist^[3], ethologist^[4], science writer^[5], science communicator^[6], essayist^[7], and theoretical biologist^[15]. Fields of work include ethology^[16], a branch of zoology^[33]; evolutionary biology^[17], a field of study^[34]; zoology^[18], a branch of biology^[35]; biology^[19], a branch of science^[36]; religiosity^[20]; and Christian Church^[21], a type of Christian institution^[37], founded in 0033^[38]. Richard Dawkins was employed by Northeastern University London^[23]. He held the position of professor^[22]. Doctoral students include Mark Ridley^[39] and Alan Grafen^[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[26], a fellowship award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42]; Kistler Prize^[27], a science award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1999^[45]; Michael Faraday Prize^[46], a science award^[47], in United Kingdom^[48], founded in 1986^[49]; International Cosmos Prize^[50], a science award^[51], founded in 1993^[52]; Lewis Thomas Prize^[53], a literary award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1993^[56]; and Shakespeare Prize^[57], a literary award^[58], in United Kingdom^[59].

Personal Life

Spouses include Lalla Ward^[11], an illustrator^[60], b. 1951^[61], of United Kingdom^[62], specialised in acting^[63] and Eve Barham^[12]. Richard Dawkins's religion is recorded as atheism^[64].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Richard Dawkins include Richard Dawkins Award^[65], Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science^[66], Dawkinsia^[67], and 8331 Dawkins^[68].

Why It Matters

Richard Dawkins ranks in the top 0.095% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59,433 views/month, #948 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] He is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

He has been cited as an influence by Daniel Dennett^[71], a philosopher^[72], 1942–2024^[73], of United States^[74], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[75], specialised in philosophy of mind^[76]; Endless Forms Most Beautiful^[77], an album^[78]; great ape personhood^[79], a social movement^[80], founded in 2007^[81]; Stephen Law^[82], a philosopher^[83], b. 1960^[84], of United Kingdom^[85], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts^[86]; and Oliver Inderwildi^[87], a researcher^[88], of Switzerland^[89], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry^[90], specialised in scientific modeling^[91].

Works attributed to him include The Selfish Gene^[92], a written work^[93]; The God Delusion^[94], a written work^[95]; The Blind Watchmaker^[96], a written work^[97]; The Ancestor's Tale^[98]; The Extended Phenotype^[99]; and The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution^[100]. Entities named for him include Richard Dawkins Award^[65], Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science^[66], Dawkinsia^[67], and 8331 Dawkins^[68].

His notable doctoral advisees include Mark Ridley^[101] and Alan Grafen^[102].

FAQs

Where was Richard Dawkins born?

Richard Dawkins was born in Nairobi^[2].

Who were Richard Dawkins's parents?

Richard Dawkins's father was Clinton John Dawkins^[9]. Richard Dawkins's mother was Jean Mary Vyvyan Ladner^[10].

Who was Richard Dawkins married to?

Richard Dawkins's spouses include Lalla Ward^[11] and Eve Barham^[12].

What did Richard Dawkins do for work?

Richard Dawkins worked as evolutionary biologist^[3], ethologist^[4], science writer^[5], science communicator^[6], and essayist^[7].

Where did Richard Dawkins go to school?

Richard Dawkins was educated at Chafyn Grove School^[24].

What awards did Richard Dawkins receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[26], Kistler Prize^[27], Michael Faraday Prize^[46], and International Cosmos Prize^[50].

Who did Richard Dawkins influence?

Richard Dawkins has been cited as an influence by Daniel Dennett^[71], Endless Forms Most Beautiful^[77], great ape personhood^[79], and Stephen Law^[82].