Henry Gee
| Henry Gee | |
|---|---|
 Henry Gee | |
| Born |
1962 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Residence | Cromer, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields |
Paleontology Evolutionary biology |
| Institutions | Nature |
| Alma mater | |
| Notable awards | European Science Fiction Society's Best Publisher Award (2005) |
Dr Henry Gee (born 1962 in London, England) is a British paleontologist and evolutionary biologist. He is a senior editor of Nature, the scientific journal.[1]
Gee earned his B.Sc. at the University of Leeds and completed his Ph.D. at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He joined Nature as a reporter in 1987 and is now Senior Editor, Biological Sciences.[2] He has published a number of books, including Before the Backbone: Views on the Origin of the Vertebrates (1996), In Search of Deep Time (1999),[3] A Field Guide to Dinosaurs (illustrated by Luis Rey) (2003) and Jacob's Ladder (2004). Gee is a noted Tolkienist and is the current editor of Mallorn, the official Journal of the Tolkien Society.[2] His SF trilogy The Sigil, previously available in draft form online, was published by ReAnimus Press in August and September 2012. The Accidental Species, a book on human evolution, was published by the University of Chicago Press in October 2013.[4]
On January 17, 2014, Gee revealed the identity of pseudonymous science blogger, Dr. Isis on Twitter.[5] Dr. Isis was an open critic of the scientific journal Nature, where Gee is a senior editor. Nature released a statement on the matter.[6]
Books
- 1996: Before the Backbone: Views on the Origin of the Vertebrates New York: Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 0-412-48300-9. ISBN 978-0-412-48300-4.
- 1999: In Search of Deep Time: Beyond the Fossil Record to a New History of Life. Sacramento: Comstock Publishing. (Note: The first chapter may be read on The New York Times website.) Hardcover: ISBN 0-684-85421-X. Paperback: ISBN 0-8014-8713-7.
- 2001: (second edition) Deep Time: Cladistics, the Revolution in Evolution. ISBN 1-85702-987-9.
- 2003: A Field Guide To Dinosaurs: The Essential Handbook For Travelers In The Mesozoic. Illustrations by Luis Rey. Hauppage: Barron's Educational Series. ISBN 0-7641-5511-3.
- 2004: Jacob's Ladder: The History of the Human Genome. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-05083-1.
- 2004: The Science of Middle-Earth: Explaining The Science Behind The Greatest Fantasy Epic Ever Told! Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. 2004 hardcover: ISBN 1-59360-023-2. 2005 paperback: ISBN 0-285-63723-1.
- 2008: (ed.) Futures from Nature. New York: Tor Books. ISBN 0-7653-1805-9.
- 2013: The Accidental Species: MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226284880.
References
- ↑ Nature. "About the editors". "Henry Gee, Senior Editor, Biology, London. Education: BSc, University of Leeds; PhD, University of Cambridge. Areas of responsibility include: aspects of integrative and comparative biology (including palaeontology, evolutionary developmental biology, taxonomy and systematics), archaeology and biomechanics."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Henry Gee's profile". Nature Network. 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ Campbell, Anthony (September 2011). "Book review: In Search of Deep Time". "Henry Gee, who is now Senior Editor of Nature, was a witness of this turmoil because he was working at the museum as a student in the 1970s, when he got to know the chief actors in the drama. He remains convinced that the science of cladistics is a vital intellectual tool for our understanding of what he calls Deep Time, to distinguish it from ordinary historical time, which he sees as being qualitatively as well as quantitatively different."
- ↑ "Accidental Species". University of Chicago Press. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Lecher, Colin. "Why Did This Top Science Journal Editor Expose A Blogger's Pen Name?".
- ↑ http://www.nature.com/press_releases/nature-statement.html
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