Gavin de Beer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gavin de Beer

Evolutionary embryologist

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1899

Place of Birth: United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1972

Profession: zoologist, biologist, paleontologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer (1 November 1899 – 21 June 1972) was a British evolutionary embryologist, known for his work on heterochrony as recorded in his 1930 book Embryos and Ancestors.
He was director of the Natural History Museum, London, president of the Linnean Society of London, and a winner of the Royal Society's Darwin Medal for his studies on evolution.