George Gaylord Simpson

George Gaylord Simpson (June 16, 1902 – October 6, 1984) was an American paleontologist. Simpson was perhaps the most influential paleontologist of the twentieth century, and a major participant in the modern evolutionary synthesis, contributing Tempo and mode in evolution (1944), The meaning of evolution (1949) and The major features of evolution (1953). Quotes Exobiology - a curious development in view of the fact that this "science" has yet to demonstrate that its subject matter exists! Simpson in: Elie Alexis Shneour (1966) Extraterrestrial Life: An Anthology and Bibliography. p. 269 Man is the result of a purposeless and natural process that did not have him in mind. George Gaylord Simpson (1967) The Meaning of Evolution, revised edition. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 345. I don't think that evolution is supremely important because it is my specialty; it is my specialty because I think it is supremely important. Cited in: Edward J. Larson (2004) Evolution, Modern Library. p. 250 It is another aphorism that no ones knows everything about anything. That need not dull the pleasure and fascination of the fact that a great deal is known about some things. Splendid Isolation (1980) New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 38 External links Category:1902 births Category:1984 deaths Category:Paleontologists from the United States Category:Academics from the United States Category:People from Chicago Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:Agnostics from the United States Category:National Medal of Science laureates Category:Yale University alumni Category:Columbia University faculty Category:Harvard University staff