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Lynn Margulis

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Lynn Margulis (born Lynn Petra Alexander; March 5, 1938 – November 22, 2011) was an American evolutionary biologist, who was the primary modern proponent for the significance of symbiosis in evolution. In particular, Margulis transformed and fundamentally framed biologists' understanding of the evolution of the Eukaryotes, organisms with nuclei in their cells.

Lynn Margulis - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American evolutionary biologist (1938–2011) Lynn Margulis Margulis in 2005 Born Lynn Petra Alexander ( 1938-03-05 ) March 5, 1938 Chicago , Illinois , U.S. Died November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22) (aged 73) Amherst, Massachusetts , U.S. Alma mater University of Chicago University of Wisconsin–Madison University of California, Berkeley Known for Symbiogenesis Gaia hypothesis Spouses Carl Sagan ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1965 ) ​ Thomas Margulis ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ; div

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