Eisner, Thomas, 1929-2011

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Thomas Eisner is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University. He is a world authority on animal behavior, ecology, and evolution, and is co-founder of chemical ecology, the discipline dealing with the chemical interactions of organisms. A field biologist with working experience on four continents, he is an active conservationist. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Audubon Society, the Scientific Council of The Nature Conservancy, and is currently on the Board of Directors of the Union of Concerned Scientists. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the Royal Society, he is the recipient of numerous honors including the National Medal of Science and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. He is a well-known nature photographer, and has helped make award-winning film documentaries.

From the description of Thomas Eisner papers, 1952-2011. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 472726123

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referencedIn Cornell University. Public Affairs Education Program. Alumni University lectures, 1968-1981. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Sergei Kovalev Collection, 1974-1990 American Philosophical Society
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Florida Keys (Fla.)
United States
Florida--Florida Keys
Big Thicket National Preserve (Tex.)
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Bombardier beetles
Chemical ecology
Drugs
Ecology
Endangered species
Entomology
Environmental chemistry
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Human rights
Insects
Insects
Nature conservation
Nuclear disarmament
Population policy
Ultraviolet radiation
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Birth 1929-06-25

Death 2011-03-25

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