Wyatt Anderson

Wyatt Anderson
Born(1939-03-27)March 27, 1939
DiedNovember 11, 2023(2023-11-11) (aged 84)
EducationRockefeller University
Known forDrosophila research
SpouseMargaret Anderson
Children3
AwardsMember of the National Academy of Sciences since 1987
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary biology, genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Georgia
Thesis Studies on selection in natural and experimental populations of Drosophila pseudoobscura  (1966)
Academic advisorsTheodosius Dobzhansky[1]

Wyatt Wheaton Anderson (March 27, 1939 - 11 November 2023[2])[3] was an American geneticist and evolutionary biologist.[4] He is Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Genetics in the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. He was also the dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences from 1992 until he stepped down in 2004.[5][6] He has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1987,[7] and is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[8]

  1. ^ Olson, Randy (September 16, 2015). Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story. University of Chicago Press. p. 82. ISBN 9780226270845.
  2. ^ "Official Obituary of WYATT WHEATON ANDERSON". November 11, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ "Wyatt W. Anderson". Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Vergano, Dan (April 8, 2013). "Size indeed matters, suggests male attractiveness study". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. ^ Dendy, Larry (June 23, 2004). "Garnett Stokes named dean of UGA's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences". UGA Today. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Shearer, Lee (September 26, 2003). "Franklin College dean stepping down". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Wyatt Anderson". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "Wyatt Anderson". University of Georgia Department of Genetics. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

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