 | Renowned for his research on the ecology of lakes, G. Evelyn Hutchinson also contributed to the development of such fields as evolutionary ecology and biogeochemistry. |
The life and scientific achievements of ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson will be celebrated on Saturday, Oct. 25, with seminars and exhibitions marking the centennial of his birth.
G. Evelyn Hutchinson (1903-1991), born in England and educated at Cambridge University, became known as the father of modern limnology (the scientific study of fresh water systems) for his research on the ecology of lakes. He also contributed to the development of several other fields of science, notably evolutionary ecology and biogeochemistry. Hutchinson was equally at ease in the world of the arts and is remembered as a graceful prose stylist. He served on the Yale faculty for 43 years, developing courses in natural history, general ecology, limnology and biogeochemistry.
The G. Evelyn Hutchinson Memorial Symposium will consist of two sessions of seminars. The morning session will begin at 9 a.m. in the Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. Speakers for that session are Sharon Kingsland, Johns Hopkins University; Earl Werner and Deborah Goldberg, University of Michigan; Lilian Randall, The Walters Art Museum; and Peter Vitousek, Stanford University.
The afternoon seminars begin at 1:30 p.m. at Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave. Speakers at that session will be Yale faculty members Michael Donoghue, David Post, Oswald Schmitz, David Skelly and Karl K. Turekian; David Schindler of the University of Alberta; and Melinda Smith of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis.
In conjunction with the centennial celebration, there will be a "Hutchinson Manuscript Exhibition" at the Yale Center for British Art, and an exhibition honoring the ecologist's scientific achievements at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave.
The garden at Christ Church in New Haven, which Hutchinson attended during his lifetime and where his ashes are interred, will be opened for visitors wishing to pay their respects. The church is located at 84 Broadway, corner of Elm Street.
The symposium and related events in Hutchinson's honor were organized by Stephen Stearns, the Edward P. Bass Professor and chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and professor at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
All events are free and open to the public. For further information, visit the Hutchinson Celebration website at www.yale.edu/yibs/Hutchinson.htm or contact Fran Horowitz at (203) 432-3891.
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