Francisco Ayala
Spanish sociologist and author
Born
March 16th, 1906
119 years ago
Died
November 3rd, 2009
16 years ago — 103 years old
Category
Thinkers & Philosophers
Country
Spain
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Published several influential books on evolution
Served as a professor at the University of California, Irvine
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