David Hillis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Hillis

Evolutionary Biologist

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1958

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Profession: zoologist, biologist, evolutionary biologist, herpetologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

David Mark Hillis (born December 21, 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is an American evolutionary biologist, and the Alfred W.
Roark Centennial Professor of Biology at the University of Texas at Austin.
He is best known for his studies of molecular evolution, phylogeny, and vertebrate systematics.
He created the popular Hillis Plot depiction of the evolutionary tree of life.