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Richard Dawkins

Name in Native Language: "Clinton Richard Dawkins" (English/EN)
Screenwriter / Biologist / Writer / Actor / Author / Geneticist | * 03/26/1941 (83) | Nairobi, Kenya Colony
Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was Professor for Public Understanding of Science in the University of Oxford from 1995 to 2008. His 1976 book The Selfish Gene popularised the gene-centred view of evolution, as well as coining the term meme. Dawkins has won several academic and writing awards. Dawkins is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design as well as for being a vocal atheist. Dawkins wrote The Blind Watchmaker in 1986, arguing against the watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he describes evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker, in that reproduction, mutation, and selection are unguided by any sentient designer. In 2006, Dawkins published The God Delusion, writing that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that religious faith is a delusion. He founded the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science in 2006. Dawkins has published two volumes of memoirs, An Appetite for Wonder (2013) and Brief Candle in the Dark (2015). ()
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Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL (born 26 March 1941), known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008.Dawkins came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which popularised the gene-centered view of evolution and introduced the term meme. In 1982, he introduced into evolutionary biology an influential concept, presented in his book The Extended Phenotype, that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment, including the bodies of other organisms.Dawkins is an atheist and humanist, a Vice President of the British Humanist Association and supporter of the Brights movement. He is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design. In his 1986 book The Blind Watchmaker, he argued against the watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he described evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker. He has since written several popular science books, and makes regular television and radio appearances, predominantly discussing these topics. He has been referred to in the media as "Darwin's Rottweiler," a reference to English biologist T. H. Huxley, who was known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's evolutionary ideas. In his 2006 book The God Delusion, Dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that religious faith is a delusion—a fixed false belief. As of January 2010, the English-language version had sold more than two million copies and had been translated into 31 languages, making it his most popular book to date.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Talk-Shows | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Richard Dawkins

Fellow of the Royal Society Kistler Prize Royal Society of London Michael Faraday Prize International Cosmos Prize Lewis Thomas Prize Shakespeare Prize Humanist of The Year Medal of Representation of The President of The Italian Republic Nierenberg Prize Silver Medal (Zoological Society of London) Honorary Doctorate of The Vrije Universiteit Brussel Honorary Doctor of Durham University Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature Honorary Doctor of The University of Valencia Fellow of The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Tinbergen Lecture Emperor Has No Clothes Award Heinemann Award
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Movies with Richard Dawkins as Actor(24)

TV Shows/Series with Richard Dawkins as Actor(12)

as Presenter2009 Inside Nature's Giants
as Self - Panellist2008 Q&A
as himself2007 The Big Questions
as himself2005 Doctor Who
as himself2001 Richard & Judy
as Richard Dawkins (voice)1989 The Simpsons

Movies with Richard Dawkins as Crew(3)

Writing/Writer2008 The Genius of Charles Darwin
Writing/Writer2007 The Enemies of Reason
Writing/Writer2006 Root of All Evil?

TV Shows/Series with Richard Dawkins as Crew(1)

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Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 03/26 1941 (March) in Nairobi, Kenya Colony (current age: 83 years + 2 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Balliol College, University of Oxford, Oundle School, Chafyn Grove School
Employer: University of Oxford, University of California, Berkeley, University of Oxford, New College of the Humanities
Member of: Royal Society, Royal Society of Literature
Spouses (current/former): Marian Stamp Dawkins, Lalla Ward, Eve Barham
Father: Clinton John Dawkins
Mother: Jean Mary Vyvyan Ladner
Student of: Niko Tinbergen
Influenced by/Role models: Charles Darwin, Ronald Fisher, Bertrand Russell, Daniel Dennett, Niko Tinbergen, Robert Trivers, Douglas Adams, W. D. Hamilton, John Maynard Smith, Christopher Hitchens, George Christopher Williams
Other names for Richard Dawkins (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"리처드 도킨스"
"Clinton Richard Dawkins"
Richard Dawkins frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Phil Hartman (9x, Actor)
Dan Starkey (8x, Actor)
Chris Edgerly (8x, Actor)
Matt Groening (7x, Crew)
Dawnn Lewis (7x, Actress)
Leif Kaldor (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1417186, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/20/2024