Thomas Eisner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Eisner

Chemical ecology scholar

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1929

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 25-Mar-2011

Profession: biologist, university teacher, entomologist, ecologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Thomas Eisner (June 25, 1929 – March 25, 2011) was a German-American entomologist and ecologist, known as the "father of chemical ecology." He was a Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University, and Director of the Cornell Institute for Research in Chemical Ecology (CIRCE).
He was a world authority on animal behavior, ecology, and evolution, and, together with his Cornell colleague Jerrold Meinwald, was one of the pioneers of chemical ecology, the discipline dealing with the chemical interactions of organisms.
He was author or co-author of some 400 scientific articles and seven books.