Article ID: CBB001220958

Reinventing Richard Goldschmidt: Reputation, Memory, and Biography (2011)

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Dietrich, Michael R. (Author)


Journal of the History of Biology
Volume: 44
Pages: 693--712


Publication Date: 2011
Edition Details: Part of a special issue: “Scientific Biography: A Many Faced Art Form”
Language: English

Richard Goldschmidt was one of the most controversial biologists of the mid-twentieth century. Rather than fade from view, Goldschmidt's work and reputation has persisted in the biological community long after he has. Goldschmidt's longevity is due in large part to how he was represented by Stephen J. Gould. When viewed from the perspective of the biographer, Gould's revival of Goldschmidt as an evolutionary heretic in the 1970s and 1980s represents a selective reinvention of Goldschmidt that provides a contrast to other kinds of biographical commemorations by scientists.

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Authors & Contributors
Dietrich, Michael R.
Lamm, Ehud
Dresow, Max
Adrià Casinos
York, Richard
Sterelny, Kim
Concepts
Evolution
Genetics
Biology
Biographies
Punctuated equilibrium (evolution)
Controversies and disputes
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
Kyoto (Japan)
Japan
Germany
France
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