Marcus Feldman

Who is this?

Marcus William Feldman (born 14 November 1942) is the Burnet C. and Mildred Finley Wohlford Professor of Biological Sciences, director of the Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, and co-director of the Center for Computational, Evolutionary and Human Genomics (CEHG) at Stanford University. He is an Australian-born mathematician turned American theoretical biologist, best known for his mathematical evolutionary theory and computational studies in evolutionary biology, and for originating with L. L. Cavalli-Sforza the theory of cultural evolution.

Career

1. 1942
   Born
2. 2011
   Won Dan David Prize
3. Member of American Philosophical Society
4. Member of National Academy of Sciences
5. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
6. Won Guggenheim Fellowship
7. Won Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
8. Won Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Perth
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: biologist, mathematician, university teacher