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Sewall Wright

Sewall Green Wright ForMemRS HonFRSE (December 21, 1889 – March 3, 1988) was an American geneticist known for his influential work on evolutionary theory and also for his work on path analysis. He was a founder of population genetics alongside Ronald Fisher and J. B. S. Haldane, which was a major step in the development of the modern synthesis combining…

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Known for
Coefficient of determination Population genetics Causal graph F-statistics Fixation index Fitness landscape Genetic rescue Genetic drift Inbreeding coefficient Path analysis Shi…
Education
Lombard College (BSc) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MSc) Harvard University (PhD)
Born
(1889-12-21)December 21, 1889 Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
March 3, 1988(1988-03-03) (aged 98) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
William Ernest Castle
Fields
Genetics

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related to Population genetics · 14
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related to Statistics · 2
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Sewall Wright → (1889-12-21)December 21, 1889 Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Sewall Wright → March 3, 1988(1988-03-03) (aged 98) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
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Sewall Wright → William Ernest Castle
Education · 1
Sewall Wright → Lombard College (BSc) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MSc) Harvard University (PhD)

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Sewall WrightDiedMarch 3, 1988(1988-03-03) (aged 98) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.1.00infobox
Sewall WrightDoctoral advisorWilliam Ernest Castle1.00infobox
Sewall WrightEducationLombard College (BSc) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MSc) Harvard University (PhD)1.00infobox
Sewall WrightFieldsGenetics1.00infobox
Sewall WrightKnown forCoefficient of determination Population genetics Causal graph F-statistics Fixation index Fitness landscape Genetic rescue Genetic drift Inbreeding coefficient Path analysis Shi…1.00infobox
Sewall WrightOther academic advisorsWilhelmine Key1.00infobox
Sewall WrightWorkplacesUniversity of Chicago (1926–1954) University of Wisconsin (1955–1960)1.00infobox
Sewall Wrightrelated to BiographyMelrose0.60section
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Sewall Wrightrelated to BiographyPhilip Green Wright0.60section
Sewall Wrightrelated to BiographyElizabeth Quincy Sewall Wright0.60section

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