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Curator’s Choice
G. Evelyn Hutchinson:
The “Father”
of American Ecology
CLOSE WINDOW
Above: Phylogenetic tree of
Hutchinson’s intellectual descendants.
Below: Lake scene with species
named for Hutchinson.
Artist: Marian A. Kohn.
From Limnology and Oceanography, 1971.
| Hutchinson’s influence is also felt through his students, several of whom became eminent scientists themselves. Under his supervision 48 students completed their doctorates, and he solely or strongly influenced many other dissertations. On his retirement in 1971 an issue of the journal Limnology and Oceanography dedicated to him included a phylogenetic tree of his intellectual descendants and a lake scene populated by creatures named in his honor. |