Arthur Winfree, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Winfree

American theoretical biologist

Date of Birth: 15-May-1942

Place of Birth: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 05-Nov-2002

Profession: university teacher, theoretical biologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Arthur Taylor Winfree (May 15, 1942 – November 5, 2002) was a theoretical biologist at the University of Arizona.
He was born in St.
Petersburg, Florida, United States.Winfree was noted for his work on the mathematical modeling of biological phenomena: from cardiac arrhythmia and circadian rhythms to the self-organization of slime mold colonies and the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction.
Winfree was a MacArthur Fellow from 1984 to 1989, the Einthoven Prize for his work on ventricular fibrillation, and shared the 2000 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics with Alexandre Chorin. He was the father of Erik Winfree, another MacArthur Fellow and currently a professor at the California Institute of Technology, and Rachael Winfree, currently an associate professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources at Rutgers University.