National Outdoor Book Award
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Edition 5 (2001) Winner
Paul R. Ehrlich
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Paul R. Ehrlich
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-05-29 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Reform Judaism
- Residence History
- Philadelphia (birth) → Maplewood, New Jersey (childhood) → Stanford University, California (long-term affiliation)
Career
- Occupations
- Biologist, Author, Environmentalist, Entomologist
- Active Years
- 1959-2025
- Affiliations
- Stanford University, Department of Biology, Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University (founder)
- Memberships
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, Member of the American Philosophical Society, Foreign Member of the Royal Society
- Influenced By
- C. D. Michener (doctoral advisor), Early workers in ecology and entomology
- Influenced
- Anne H. Ehrlich (co-author and collaborator), Gretchen C. Daily (collaborator), Rodolfo Dirzo (ecologist, collaborator), Many researchers and activists in population and environmental fields
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | — | Zoology | BA | 1950–1953 | United States |
| University of Kansas | — | Biology | MA | 1954–1955 | United States |
| University of Kansas | — | Biology (PhD program) | PhD | 1955–1957 | United States |
University of Pennsylvania
Zoology
Degree:
BA
Period:
1950–1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
United States
University of Kansas
Biology
Degree:
MA
Period:
1954–1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
United States
University of Kansas
Biology (PhD program)
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1955–1957
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
United States
Dissertation: The Morphology, Phylogeny and Higher Classification of the Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Crafoord Prize | — | — | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Heinz Awards (Environment) | — | — | Heinz Family Foundation | 受賞（Anne H. Ehrlichと共同） |
| 1998 | Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement | — | — | Tyler Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Fellow of the Royal Society (Foreign Member) | — | — | The Royal Society | 選出 |
| 1999 | Blue Planet Prize | — | — | Blue Planet Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology | — | — | Generalitat of Catalonia | 受賞 |
| 2013 | BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (Ecology and Conservation Biology) | — | — | BBVA Foundation | 受賞 |
Crafoord Prize
1990
Organization:
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Result:
受賞
Heinz Awards (Environment)
1995
Organization:
Heinz Family Foundation
Result:
受賞（Anne H. Ehrlichと共同）
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
1998
Organization:
Tyler Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the Royal Society (Foreign Member)
2012
Organization:
The Royal Society
Result:
選出
Blue Planet Prize
1999
Organization:
Blue Planet Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology
2009
Organization:
Generalitat of Catalonia
Result:
受賞
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (Ecology and Conservation Biology)
2013
Organization:
BBVA Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Population Bomb
1968 Environmental science / Population studiesA widely read and controversial book warning that rapid population growth would lead to famine, disease, and social unrest; it advocated measures including population control and spurred extensive public debate and criticism.
overpopulationfood securityenvironmental degradationpopulation policy
Translations
- The Population Bomb (various translations)
Wild Solutions: How Biodiversity is Money in the Bank
2001 Ecology / Popular scienceA co-authored work presenting biological mechanisms and interactions as 'wild solutions' with practical and economic value for humanity; co-authored with Andrew Beattie.
biodiversityecosystem servicespractical conservation
Translations
- Wild Solutions (translations vary by edition)
Bibliography
- How to Know the Butterflies (1960)
- The Population Bomb (1968)
- The Population Explosion (1990)
- Wild Solutions (2001, with Andrew Beattie)
- The Annihilation of Nature (2015, with Anne Ehrlich & Gerardo Ceballos)
Translations of Works
- The Population Bomb (translated into multiple languages)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- plain, direct popular-science proseargumentative and alarmist tone aimed at a general audience
- Recurring Motifs
- limits of population and resourcesapocalyptic warningsbiodiversity loss
Legacy
A prominent scientist and writer who galvanized public debate on population and environmental issues. While many of his predictions provoked criticism, his contributions to conservation biology and ecology and his influence on policy debates have been significant. He both raised attention to environmental and population concerns and attracted controversy over forecasting errors and the ethics of some policy proposals.
Academic Societies
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- United States National Academy of Sciences
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Philosophical Society
- The Royal Society (Foreign Member)
Archives
- Paul R. Ehrlich Papers (Stanford University Archives)
In Popular Culture
- Frequent TV appearances (e.g. The Tonight Show) in the 1970s and later
- The Population Bomb generated extensive media coverage and public controversy
Quotes
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"The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death."
Source: The Population Bomb (1968) (1968)
Trivia
- Appeared on The Tonight Show more than 20 times in the 1970s.
- Married Anne Howland (Anne H. Ehrlich) in 1954; they have one daughter.
- Announced he had a vasectomy in 1963 after the birth of his child.
- Was one of the initiators of Zero Population Growth (now Population Connection) in 1968.