Garland E. Allen
Garland E. Allen | |
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| Born | Garland Edward Allen III February 13, 1936 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 2023 (aged 86) |
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| Known for | Writings on the life of Thomas Hunt Morgan Work on the history of eugenics |
| Awards | 2017 George Sarton Medal from the History of Science Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History of science Philosophy of science |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis (1967–2014) |
| Thesis | Thomas Hunt Morgan: The Relation of Genetic and Evolution Theory, 1900–1925 (1966) |
| Doctoral advisors | Ernst Mayr Everett Mendelsohn |
Garland Edward Allen III (February 13, 1936 – February 10, 2023) was an American historian of science and biographer at Washington University in St. Louis. His research interests lied primarily in the history of genetics, eugenics, and evolution. He was a longtime senior editor of the Journal of the History of Biology (1998–2006) and he won the 2017 Sarton Medal for lifetime achievement in the history of science.