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Thomas (Tom) Cavalier-Smith, FRS, FRSC, NERC Professorial Fellow (21 October 1942 – 19 March 2021 [1]), was a professor of evolutionary biology in the Department of Zoology, at the University of Oxford.
May 10, 2021 · A tribute to the polymath of cellular evolution who shaped understanding of the tree of life. Learn about his contributions to the study of protists, endosymbiosis, eukaryotes, prokaryotes and genome structure.
- Thomas Richards
- 2021
The initial version of a classification system of life by British zoologist Thomas Cavalier-Smith appeared in 1978. [1] [2] This initial system continued to be modified in subsequent versions that were published until he died in 2021.
Dec 7, 2023 · Thomas Cavalier-Smith, born in London, U.K., on October 21, 1942, was a Professor of Evolutionary Biology in the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford at the time of his death on March 19, 2021.
The International Society for Evolutionary Protistology has lost one of its most influential members in the field of evolutionary protistology with the passing of Professor Tom Cavalier-Smith, a former Councilor on the ISEP Executive Committee. Tom sadly passed away on the 19th of March 2021, surrounded by his family.
Aug 23, 2021 · Thomas Cavalier-Smith, one of the most prolific evolutionary biologists of the last century, passed away on March 19 th, 2021. Tom’s interests were vast. He tackled topics ranging from the origins of the first cell and the evolution of genome and cell architectures to the origins, phylogeny, and classification of all major lineages in the ...
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Thomas (Tom) Cavalier-Smith played a crucial part in understanding major transitions in evolution, including the role of endosymbiosis. He has died, aged 78. Cavalier-Smith’s aim was to...