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For the Nobel Prize winning Immunologist, see Paul Ehrlich. Paul Ehrlich ( March 14, 1854 &ndash August 20, 1915) was a German Scientist who won the 1908 Nobel
Paul Ralph Ehrlich
Paul Ralph Ehrlich
Paul Ralph Ehrlich
Born May 29, 1932
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fields entomology
Institutions Stanford University
Known for The Population Bomb

Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a renowned entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera (butterflies). Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Entomology (from Greek grc ἔντομος entomos, "that which is cut in pieces or engraved/segmented" hence "insect" and grc -λογία Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in The Population Bomb (1968 is a book written by Paul R Ehrlich. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Entomology (from Greek grc ἔντομος entomos, "that which is cut in pieces or engraved/segmented" hence "insect" and grc -λογία Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. He is also well known as a researcher and author on the subject of human overpopulation, notably for his 1968 book The Population Bomb, and is Bing Professor of Population Studies in the department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University[1]. Overpopulation refers to a condition where an Organism 's numbers exceed the Carrying capacity of its Habitat. The Population Bomb (1968 is a book written by Paul R Ehrlich. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in

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Life and career

Education and academic career

Ehrlich earned a B. A. in zoology in 1953 at the University of Pennsylvania, an M. Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. A. in 1955 at the University of Kansas, and a Ph. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City D. in 1957 at the University of Kansas, under the prominent bee researcher C.D. Michener. Bees are flying Insects closely related to Wasps and Ants Bees are a Monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea Charles Duncan Michener (born September 22, 1918) is an American entomologist born in Pasadena CA. During his studies he participated in surveys of insects on the Bering Sea and in the Canadian Arctic, and then on a National Institutes of Health fellowship, investigated the genetics and behavior of parasitic mites. Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described The Bering (or Imarpik) Sea is a body of water in the Pacific Ocean that comprises a deep water basin (the Aleutian Basin) which rises through Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. In 1959 he joined the faculty at Stanford, being promoted to full professor of biology in 1966. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles He was named to the Bing Professorship in 1977. [2]

Ehrlich currently is the president of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (or AAAS) is an organization that promotes cooperation between Scientists defends scientific freedom encourages The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS is an organization dedicated to scholarship and the advancement of learning The American Philosophical Society is a discussion group founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin as an offshoot of his earlier club the Junto.

Ehrlich's research group at Stanford currently works extensively on the study of natural populations of checkerspot butterflies (Euphydryas). A butterfly is an Insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a Along with Dr. Gretchen Daily, he has conducted work in "countryside biogeography", or the study of making human-disturbed areas hospitable to biodiversity. Biodiversity is the variation of Life forms within a given Ecosystem, Biome or for the entire Earth. Ehrlich continues to conduct policy research on population and resource issues, focusing especially on endangered species, cultural evolution, environmental ethics, and the preservation of genetic resources. An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation Sociocultural evolution(ism is an umbrella term for theories of cultural evolution and Social evolution, describing how Cultures and societies Environmental ethics is the part of Environmental philosophy which considers the ethical relationship between Human beings and the Natural environment Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is

Marriage and family

On December 18, 1954, Paul Ehrlich married Anne Fitzhugh Howland, a research assistant. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Anne Howland Ehrlich (born Anne Fitzhugh Howland, November 17, 1933 in Des Moines Iowa) is the co-author of several books on Overpopulation They remain married and have one child, Lisa Marie.

Other activities

Ehrlich was one of the founders of the group Zero Population Growth in 1968, along with Richard Bowers and Charles Remington. Population Connection is an organization in the United States formerly known as Zero Population Growth. Charles Lee Remington ( January 19, 1922 &ndash May 31, 2007) an Entomologist known for studies of Butterflies and He and his wife Anne were on the board of advisors of the Federation for American Immigration Reform until 2003. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR is a non-partisan non-profit 501(c(3 educational organization in the United States that advocates changes

With Stephen Schneider and two other authors, writing in the January 2002 issue of Scientific American, he critiqued Bjørn Lomborg's The Skeptical Environmentalist. Stephen H Schneider (born c 1945 is Professor of Environmental Biology and Global Change ( Professor by Courtesy in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Scientific American is a Popular science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly since August 28, 1845, making it Bjørn Lomborg (born January 6, 1965) is a Danish author academic and environmentalist The Skeptical Environmentalist Measuring the Real State of the World ( Danish: Verdens Sande Tilstand, literal translation The Real State of

Population growth predictions

Ehrlich wrote an article that appeared in New Scientist in December 1967. New Scientist is a weekly International science magazine and website covering recent developments in science and technology for a general English -speaking In that article, Ehrlich predicted that the world would experience famines sometime between 1970 and 1985 due to population growth outstripping resources. Ehrlich wrote that "the battle to feed all of humanity is over . . . In the 1970s and 1980s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. " Ehrlich also stated, "India couldn't possibly feed two hundred million more people by 1980," and "I have yet to meet anyone familiar with the situation who thinks that India will be self-sufficient in food by 1971. " These specific predictions did not actually come to pass, and his later book The Population Explosion is much more cautious in its predictions.

The article led to a book (The Population Bomb), the founding of Population Connection|Zero Population Growth, a vigorous policy debate, and both widespread support and criticism of Ehrlich. The Population Bomb (1968 is a book written by Paul R Ehrlich.

Dr. Ehrlich reviewed the predictions in his book The Population Bomb in a 2004 interview and the subsequent criticism that followed due to the specificity of the dates in his predictions. [3] He stated that some of his predictions did not occur, but noted that it was still “horrific” that 600 million people were very hungry and billions under-nourished or malnourished. He stated that his predictions about disease and climate change were correct. [3]

The Population Explosion (1990, co-authored with Anne Ehrlich) was followed two years later by a Centers for Disease Control publication which noted, "During the past three decades, the most common emergencies affecting the health of large populations in developing countries have involved famine and forced migrations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services based in unincorporated "[4] Famine was defined as "a condition of populations in which a substantial increase in deaths is associated with inadequate food consumption". [5]

Other academic authors have echoed Dr. Ehrlich’s concerns about overpopulation. Professor Jared Diamond has argued that population growth and overusing natural resources lead to social collapse. TemplateInfobox writer --> Jared Mason Diamond (b 10 September, 1937) is an American Evolutionary biologist [6] Professor Diamond predicts that these combined factors create an environmental time bomb with an estimated fuse of 50 years, after which he speculates the situation will be resolved one way or another. [6]

Dr. E.O. Wilson, a Harvard biologist and twice a Pulitzer winner, argues that overpopulation and overconsumption could result in the extinction of half of Earth's species sometime in the 21st century. Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929) is an American biologist researcher ( Sociobiology, Biodiversity) theorist ( [7]

On the other hand, Professor Ehrlich and his wife Anne have been praised for raising awareness of environmental matters and for bringing to public awareness issues regarding population, resources and environment, as well as making ecology a household word. [8]

Writings

Ehrlich has written numerous books on the subjects of ecology, entomology, overpopulation, and related subjects. His best known book is The Population Bomb, published in 1968. The Population Bomb (1968 is a book written by Paul R Ehrlich.

Awards

Ehrlich has been recognized for his work with the following awards:

See also

References

  1. ^ Lewis, J (2000), “Biologist Paul R. Ehrlich. Six billion and counting.”, Sci. Ilkka Hanski (born in Lempäälä Finland 14 February 1953) is a scientist working in the field of Ecology, at Helsinki University, Finland Dr Robert Evans Ornstein is a psychologist writer professor at Stanford University, and chairman of the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge (ISHK The MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship (sometimes Nicknamed the "genius grant") is an award given by the John D The annual Crafoord Prize is a science prize established in 1980 by Holger Crafoord, a Swedish industrialist and his wife Anna-Greta Crafoord The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The ECI Prize is a prize awarded annually from 1986 onwards to an Ecologist distinguished by outstanding and sustained scientific achievements The University of Missouri (also known as the University of Missouri–Columbia, Mizzou, or MU) is a public land-grant and research The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is an award for Environmental science, Energy, and Medicine. The Dr AH Heineken Prizes, named in honor of Alfred Heineken Fondsen, former Chairman of Heineken Holdings, are a series of awards bestowed by the Royal Netherlands The Ecological Society of America (ESA is a Professional society for Ecologists located in the United States. The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS is a Nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education Julian L Simon and Paul Ehrlich entered in a famous wager in 1980 betting on a mutually agreed upon measure of resource Scarcity over the decade leading 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Am. 283 (4): 30, 32, 2000 Oct, PMID:11203119, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11203119> 
  2. ^ CV of Paul R. Ehrlich
  3. ^ a b "When Paul's Said and Done: Paul Ehrlich, famed ecologist, answers readers' questions"
  4. ^ "Famine-Affected, Refugee, and Displaced Populations: Recommendations for Public Health Issues" MMWR, Vol. PMID is an Acronym for PubMed Identifier or more specifically PubMed Unique Identifier which is a unique number assigned to each PubMed 41 No. RR-13. Publication date: 07/24/1992
  5. ^ CDC. Toole MJ, Foster S. Famines. In: Gregg MB, ed. The public health consequences of disasters 1989; Atlanta GA 1989:79-89
  6. ^ a b "Pulitzer Prize Winner Jared Diamond Speaks on Environment, Population, and Health" Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' (website)
  7. ^ Mitch Tobin, "E.O. Wilson: Over-Consumption, Poverty Will Squeeze Out Species" National Geographic News, reprinted from the Arizona Daily Star August 8, 2002
  8. ^ Anne and Paul Ehrlich, "Conservatives and Conservation" (Mother Earth News)

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