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Geerat J. Vermeij, PhD
A Dutch-born evolutionary biologist and paleontologist
(1946 – )
A Dutch-born evolutionary biologist and paleontologist.
He was blind from the age of three but nevertheless became a renowned expert on the history of life.
In 2000, he was awarded the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.
Alma mater
Princeton University
Yale University