Robert H. MacArthur
American ecologist
Robert Helmer MacArthur was a Canadian-born American ecologist who made a major impact on many areas of community and population ecology. He is considered a founder of ecology and evolutionary biology. Wikipedia
Born: April 7, 1930, Toronto, Canada
Died: November 1, 1972 (age 42 years), Princeton, NJ
Known for: Island biogeography
Education: Yale University, Brown University, and Marlboro College
Research interests: Biogeography, Complexity, Community Ecology, and more
Doctoral advisor: G. Evelyn Hutchinson