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Also Known As Margaret Bryan
Born October 23, 1931 • Boston • Massachusetts
Died May 22, 2024 (aged 92) • Colorado
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Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
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Rudolf Jaenisch
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Richard Henderson
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Hugh Esmor Huxley
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E.O. Wilson
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Alfred Sherwood Romer, 1965
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Theodosius Dobzhansky
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