Faculty
 Edward O. Wilson, Ph.D.
University Research Professor, Emeritus
Edward O. Wilson was born in Birmingham, Alabama,
in 1929. He received his B.S. and M.S. in biology from the
University of Alabama and, in 1955, his Ph.D. in biology from
Harvard, where he has since taught, and where he has received
both of his college-wide teaching awards. He is currently
University Research Professor Emeritus and Honorary Curator
in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.
He is the author of two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, On Human
Nature (1978) and The Ants (1990, with Bert Hölldobler),
as well as the recipient of many fellowships, honors, and
awards, including the 1976 National Medal of Science, the
Crafoord Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
(1990), the International Prize for Biology from Japan (1993),
and, for his conservation efforts, the Gold Medal of the Worldwide
Fund for Nature (1990), and the Audubon Medal of the National
Audubon Society (1995). He is on the board of directors of
Conservation International, and the American Museum of Natural
History, and gives many lectures throughout the world. His
most recent books are The Future of Life (2002) and Pheidole
in the New World (2003). He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts,
with his wife, Irene.
Books
The
Theory of Island Biogeography, with Robert H. MacArthur
(1967)
A
Primer of Population Biology, with William H. Bossert
(1971)
The
Insect Societies (1971); finalist, National Book Award,
1972; 100 Top Science Books of Century, American Scientist,
1999
Life
on Earth, with 6 co-authors (1973); second edition (1978)
Sociobiology:
The New Synthesis (1975); finalist, National Book Award,
1976; the abridged edition (1980)
On
Human Nature (1978); Pulitzer Prize, General Non-Fiction,
1979
Caste
and Ecology in the Social Insects, with George F. Oster
(1978)
Genes,
Mind, and Culture, with Charles J. Lumsden (1981)
Promethean
Fire, with Charles J. Lumsden (1983)
Biophilia
(1984)
Scientific
American Readings:
Ecology, Evolution, and Population Biology, editor
(1974)
Animal Behavior, co-edited with Thomas Eisner (1975)
The Insects, co-edited with Thomas Eisner (1977)
Biodiversity,
editor (1988)
The
Ants, with Bert Hölldobler (1990); Pulitzer Prize,
General Non-Fiction, 1991; No. 27 in "100 best nonfiction
books written in English during the 20th century" (Modern
Library)
Success
and Dominance in Ecosystems: The Case of the Social Insects
(1990)
The
Diversity of Life (1992); finalist, National Book Critics
Circle Award, 1993; finalist, Rhône-Poulenc Prize; Wildlife
Society Book Award, 1993; 200 outstanding books of the Century,
N.Y. Public Library, 1995; Reading for the Environment, Deutsche
Umweltstiftung, book prize for the German edition, 1998
The
Biophilia Hypothesis, co-edited with Stephen R. Kellert
(1993)
Journey
to the Ants, with Bert Hölldobler (1994); finalist,
Rhône-Poulenc Prize
Naturalist
(1994); Books to Remember citation, N.Y. Public Library, 1995;
Best 11 Books of 1994, N. Y. Times Book Review; finalist,
National Book Critics Circle Award, 1995; Benjamin Franklin
Award, Publishers Marketing Association, 1995
Biodiversity
II: Understanding and Protecting Our Natural Resources,
co-edited with Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla and Don E. Wilson (1996)
In
Search of Nature (1996)
Consilience:
The Unity of Knowledge (1998)
Biological
Diversity: The Oldest Human Heritage (New York State Museum,
Albany, (1999)
The
Future of Life (2002); Natural World Book Prize, Wildlife
Trusts (2002)
Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Ant Genus (2003)
From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books (2005)
The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth (2006)
Nature Revealed: Selected Writings 1949-2006 (2006)
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