Edward O. Wilson is an American biologist, theorist, researcher and naturalist. Wilson is considered an international authority on entomology, specifically on ants. When he was 13, Wilson discovered the first U.S. colony of fire ants. Wilson has spent his career studying the natural world.CNN: Lifetime achievement: E.O. Wilson (2001)

• 1975: Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
• 1983: Promethean Fire
• 1992: The Diversity of Life
• 1998: Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge

• 1929: Born in Birmingham, Alabama

• 1949: Bachelor of Science degree, University of Alabama

• 1950: Master of Science degree, University of Alabama

• 1955: Doctorate from Harvard University

• 1976: Recipient of the National Medal of Science

• 1979: Wins Pulitzer Prize for On Human Nature

• 1984: Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

• 1991: Second Pulitzer Prize for The Ants

• 2005: Biodiversity Foundation founded

• 2007: TED Prize Winner

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