Kurt Wise

Kurt Wise
Born
Kurt Patrick Wise

(1959-08-01) August 1, 1959
Illinois, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
Paleontology
Institutions
ThesisThe Estimation of True Taxonomic Durations from Fossil Occurrence Data (1989)
Doctoral advisorStephen Jay Gould
Other academic advisorsDavid M. Raup

Kurt Patrick Wise (born August 1, 1959) is an American paleontologist and geologist. A young Earth creationist, he is a professor of natural science at Truett McConnell University, where he is also the director of its Creation Research Center. He writes in support of creationism and contributed to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky.