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	}}'''Ernst Walter Mayr''' (5 July 1904 – 3 February 2005)<ref>~~{{cite~~ doi\|10.1098/rsbm.2006.0013}}</ref><ref>~~{{cite~~ doi\|10.1371/journal.pbio.0030152}}</ref> was one of the [[20th century]]'s leading evolutionary [[biologists]]. He was also a renowned [[Taxonomy\|taxonomist]], tropical explorer, [[ornithologist]], [[History of science\|historian of science]], and [[Natural history\|naturalist]].<ref>Rennie, J. (1994) ''Profile: Ernst Mayr – Darwin's Current Bulldog'', [[Scientific American]] '''271'''(2), 24-25.</ref> His work contributed to the conceptual [[revolution]] that led to the [[modern evolutionary synthesis]] of [[Gregor Mendel\|Mendelian]] [[genetics]], [[systematics]], and [[Charles Darwin\|Darwinian]] [[evolution]], and to the development of the [[Species\|biological species concept]].		}}'''Ernst Walter Mayr''' (5 July 1904 – 3 February 2005)<ref>doi\|10.1098/rsbm.2006.0013</ref><ref>doi\|10.1371/journal.pbio.0030152</ref> was one of the [[20th century]]'s leading evolutionary [[biologists]]. He was also a renowned [[Taxonomy\|taxonomist]], tropical explorer, [[ornithologist]], [[History of science\|historian of science]], and [[Natural history\|naturalist]].<ref>Rennie, J. (1994) ''Profile: Ernst Mayr – Darwin's Current Bulldog'', [[Scientific American]] '''271'''(2), 24-25.</ref> His work contributed to the conceptual [[revolution]] that led to the [[modern evolutionary synthesis]] of [[Gregor Mendel\|Mendelian]] [[genetics]], [[systematics]], and [[Charles Darwin\|Darwinian]] [[evolution]], and to the development of the [[Species\|biological species concept]].

	Neither [[Charles Darwin]] nor anyone else in his [[time]] knew the answer to the ''[[species problem]]'': how multiple [[species]] could evolve from a single [[common ancestor]]. Ernst Mayr approached the problem with a new definition for the concept of species. In his book ''[[Systematics and the Origin of Species]]'' (1942) he wrote that a species is not just a group of [[Morphology (biology)\|morphologically]] similar individuals, but a group that can [[Breeding in the wild\|breed]] only among themselves, excluding all [[others]]. When populations within a species become isolated by geography, feeding strategy, mate selection, or other means, they may start to differ from other populations through [[genetic drift]] and [[natural selection]], and over time may evolve into new species. The most significant and rapid genetic reorganization occurs in extremely small populations that have been isolated (as on islands).		Neither [[Charles Darwin]] nor anyone else in his [[time]] knew the answer to the ''[[species problem]]'': how multiple [[species]] could evolve from a single [[common ancestor]]. Ernst Mayr approached the problem with a new definition for the concept of species. In his book ''[[Systematics and the Origin of Species]]'' (1942) he wrote that a species is not just a group of [[Morphology (biology)\|morphologically]] similar individuals, but a group that can [[Breeding in the wild\|breed]] only among themselves, excluding all [[others]]. When populations within a species become isolated by geography, feeding strategy, mate selection, or other means, they may start to differ from other populations through [[genetic drift]] and [[natural selection]], and over time may evolve into new species. The most significant and rapid genetic reorganization occurs in extremely small populations that have been isolated (as on islands).
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	*1962 "Accident or design: The [[paradox]] of evolution". Pages 1–14 in ''The Evolution of Living Organisms'' (G W Leeper, Ed) Melbourne University Press.		*1962 "Accident or design: The [[paradox]] of evolution". Pages 1–14 in ''The Evolution of Living Organisms'' (G W Leeper, Ed) Melbourne University Press.
	*1964 Introduction, Bibliography and Subject Pages vii–xxviii, 491–513 in ''[[On the Origin of Species]] by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the [[Struggle]] for Life, by Charles Darwin''. A Facsimile of the First Edition. Harvard University Press.		*1964 Introduction, Bibliography and Subject Pages vii–xxviii, 491–513 in ''[[On the Origin of Species]] by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the [[Struggle]] for Life, by Charles Darwin''. A Facsimile of the First Edition. Harvard University Press.
	*1965 ''Comments. In Proceedings of the Boston Colloguium for the Philosophy of Science, 1962–1964''. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science 2:151–156		*1965 ''Comments. In Proceedings of the Boston Colloguium for the [[Philosophy of science\|Philosophy of Science]], 1962–1964''. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science 2:151–156
	*1969 ''Discussion: Footnotes on the philosophy of biology''. Philosophy of Science 36:197–202		*1969 ''Discussion: Footnotes on the philosophy of biology''. Philosophy of Science 36:197–202
	*1972 ''Continental drift and the history of the Australian bird fauna''. Emu 72:26–28		*1972 ''Continental drift and the history of the Australian bird fauna''. Emu 72:26–28
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	* ~~{{cite~~ doi\|10.1126/science.1110718}}		* doi\|10.1126/science.1110718
	* ~~{{cite~~ doi\|10.1038/nature03435}}		* doi\|10.1038/nature03435
	* ~~{{cite~~ doi\|10.2307/2409998}}		* doi\|10.2307/2409998
	* {{cite book \| last = Haffer \| first = Jürgen \| title = Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy \| publisher = Springer \| location = Berlin \| year = 2007 \| isbn = 9783540717782 }}		* {{cite book \| last = Haffer \| first = Jürgen \| title = Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy \| publisher = Springer \| location = Berlin \| year = 2007 \| isbn = 9783540717782 }}
	* {{cite book \| last = Milner \| first = Richard \| title = The Encyclopedia of Evolution \| publisher = Facts on File \| location = New York \| year = 1990 \| isbn = 0816014728 }}		* {{cite book \| last = Milner \| first = Richard \| title = The Encyclopedia of Evolution \| publisher = Facts on File \| location = New York \| year = 1990 \| isbn = 0816014728 }}
	* {{cite book \| last = Schilthuizen \| first = Menno \| title = Frogs, Flies, and Dandelions \| publisher = Oxford University Press \| location = Oxford Oxfordshire \| year = 2001 \| isbn = 0198503938 }}		* {{cite book \| last = Schilthuizen \| first = Menno \| title = Frogs, Flies, and Dandelions \| publisher = Oxford University Press \| location = Oxford Oxfordshire \| year = 2001 \| isbn = 0198503938 }}
	* ~~{{cite~~ doi\|10.1038/443026b}}		* doi\|10.1038/443026b
	* {{cite book \| last = Mayr \| first = Ernst \| title = The Evolutionary Synthesis \| publisher = Harvard University Press \| location = Cambridge \| year = 1998 \| isbn = 0674272269 }}		* {{cite book \| last = Mayr \| first = Ernst \| title = The Evolutionary Synthesis \| publisher = Harvard University Press \| location = Cambridge \| year = 1998 \| isbn = 0674272269 }}

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	==Awards and honours==		==Awards and honours==
	Mayr held around 20 regular and honorary academic degrees, including an honorary doctorate from the University of Konstanz (philosophy). In 1954 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). He was member and honorary member of countless academic societies.		Mayr held around 20 regular and honorary academic degrees, including an honorary doctorate from the University of Konstanz (philosophy). In 1954 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). He was member and honorary member of countless academic societies.
	[[File:Bust of Mayr in Berlin's Natural History Museum.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|300px\|Bust of Mayr in Berlin's Natural History Museum]]		[[File:Bust of Mayr in Berlin's Natural History Museum.png\|thumb\|300px\|Bust of Mayr in Berlin's Natural History Museum]]
	* Leidy Award, 1946		* Leidy Award, 1946
	* Darwin-Wallace Medal in Silver, 1958		* Darwin-Wallace Medal in Silver, 1958

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