Edmund Beecher Wilson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edmund Beecher Wilson

American zoologist, geneticist

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1856

Place of Birth: Geneva, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1939

Profession: zoologist, university teacher, geneticist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Prof Edmund Beecher Wilson FRS(For) HFRSE (19 October 1856 – 3 March 1939) was a pioneering American zoologist and geneticist.
He wrote one of the most famous textbooks in the history of modern biology, The Cell.
Though Nettie Maria Stevens was actually the first researcher to describe the chromosomal basis of sex (despite common misconception), he was able to branch off of her conclusion to further his own studies.
The two conducted their research independently of each other.