E. B. Ford

Edmund Brisco "Henry" Ford FRS FRCP (23 April 1901 – 2 January 1988) was a British ecological geneticist. He was a leader among those British biologists who investigated the role of natural selection in nature. As a schoolboy Ford became interested in lepidoptera, the group of insects which includes butterflies and moths. He went on to study the genetics of natural populations, and invented the field of ecological genetics. Ford was awarded the Royal Society's Darwin Medal in 1954. In the wider world his best known work is Butterflies (1945).

Edmund Brisco "Henry" Ford

FRS FRCP
Born
Edmund Brisco Ford

(1901-04-23)23 April 1901
Died2 January 1988(1988-01-02) (aged 86)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
EducationSt Bees School, Cumberland, England; University of Oxford, Wadham College
AwardsDarwin Medal
Weldon Memorial Prize (1959)
Scientific career
FieldsEcological genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
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