Society for the Study of Evolution
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The Society for the Study of Evolution is a professional organization of evolutionary biologists. It was formed in the United States
in 1946 to promote evolution
and the integration of various fields of science concerned with evolution and to organize the publication of a scientific journal to report on new research on evolution across a variety of fields.
The Society was established at a meeting in St. Louis on March 30, 1946. Fifty-seven scientists attended the meeting, which was chaired by Alfred E. Emerson. George Gaylord Simpson
was elected as the Society's first President, with E. B. Babcock
, Emerson, and J. T. Patterson as his Vice-presidents and Ernst Mayr
as secretary. This society grew as an extension of the US National Research Council
's Committee on Common Problems of Genetics and Paleontology (later re-named the Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology and Systematics).
The first annual meeting of the society was held in Boston, December 28–31, 1946. A grant from the American Philosophical Society
led to the publication of the journal Evolution
.
Commonly known as 'evolution meeting,' the annual conference is often held together with the Society of Systematic Biology and the American Society of Naturalists
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1946 to promote evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
and the integration of various fields of science concerned with evolution and to organize the publication of a scientific journal to report on new research on evolution across a variety of fields.
The Society was established at a meeting in St. Louis on March 30, 1946. Fifty-seven scientists attended the meeting, which was chaired by Alfred E. Emerson. George Gaylord Simpson
George Gaylord Simpson
George Gaylord Simpson was an American paleontologist. Simpson was perhaps the most influential paleontologist of the twentieth century, and a major participant in the modern evolutionary synthesis, contributing Tempo and mode in evolution , The meaning of evolution and The major features of...
was elected as the Society's first President, with E. B. Babcock
E. B. Babcock
Ernest Brown Babcock was an United States plant geneticist. His pioneering work on the genetics of the genus Crepis and his more than 100 published articles explaining plant evolution primarily in terms of genetics mark him as a pioneer in the application of genetics research.- References :*...
, Emerson, and J. T. Patterson as his Vice-presidents and Ernst Mayr
Ernst Mayr
Ernst Walter Mayr was one of the 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists. He was also a renowned taxonomist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, historian of science, and naturalist...
as secretary. This society grew as an extension of the US National Research Council
United States National Research Council
The National Research Council of the USA is the working arm of the United States National Academies, carrying out most of the studies done in their names.The National Academies include:* National Academy of Sciences...
's Committee on Common Problems of Genetics and Paleontology (later re-named the Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology and Systematics).
The first annual meeting of the society was held in Boston, December 28–31, 1946. A grant from the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743, and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications,...
led to the publication of the journal Evolution
Evolution (journal)
Evolution, the International Journal of Organic Evolution, is a leading monthly scientific journal that publishes significant new results of empirical or theoretical investigations concerning facts, processes, mechanics, or concepts of evolutionary phenomena and events. Evolution is published by...
.
Commonly known as 'evolution meeting,' the annual conference is often held together with the Society of Systematic Biology and the American Society of Naturalists
American Society of Naturalists
The American Society of Naturalists was founded in 1883 and is one of the oldest professional societies dedicated to the biological sciences in North America...
.