Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, and author, born in Africa. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was Professor for Public Understanding of Science in the University of Oxford from 1995 to 2008. His book The Selfish Gene (1976) popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and coined the word meme. Dawkins has won several academic and writing awards.
Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science com.municator, and author, born in Africa. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was Professor for Public Understanding of Science in the University of Oxford from 1995 to 2008. His book The Selfish Gene (1976) :popularis!ed the gene-centred view of ev?olution and coined the word meme. Dawkins has won several academic and writing awards.