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Article: Ernst Mayr, 1904-2005 remembrances and tribute.(Biography)
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- Skeptic (Altadena, CA)
- Article date:
- March 22, 2005
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ERNST MAYR WAS, WITHOUT A
doubt, the most important intellectual figure in my life. He was my closest mentor and a towering model for anyone to try to live up to. He was always remarkably generous with his time to younger scholars and scientists. He was well known at the Museum of Comparative Zoology for his open-door policy, which effectively invited people to drop in unannounced, so that they could chat with Ernst about scientific matters.
Ernst dutifully read and commented on every paper that I ever gave him to read, supplying excellent advice regarding corrections and revisions. He read my undergraduate thesis on "Darwin and the Beagle Voyage" ...
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