Randy Thornhill

Randy Thornhill
Born
Albert Randolph Thornhill

(1944-12-07) December 7, 1944
Decatur, Alabama, United States
Alma materAuburn University,
University of Michigan
Known forA Natural History of Rape, The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems
SpouseNancy Thornhill (divorced) Joy Thornhill (divorced)
ChildrenSophie Thornhill, Reed Thornhill, Aubri Thornhill, Margo Thornhill, Patrick Thornhill
AwardsHumboldt Prize (1989)
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary psychology, entomology
Thesis Evolutionary Ecology of the Mecoptera (Insecta)  (1974)
Websitebiology.unm.edu/core-faculty/thornhill.shtml

Randy Thornhill (born 1944) is an American entomologist and evolutionary biologist. He is a professor of biology at the University of New Mexico, and was president of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society from 2011 to 2013. He is known for his evolutionary explanation of rape as well as his work on insect mating systems and the parasite-stress theory.

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