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When was Ernst Mayr born?

  • 1904

  • 1910

  • 1898

  • 1920

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Ernst Mayr was born in 1904. He was a German-American evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, and historian of science. Mayr is considered one of the founders of the modern evolutionary synthesis, which reconciled Mendelian genetics with Darwin's theory of natural selection. He was also a leading figure in the development of the biological species concept.
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