Harry Walter Greene

Leading authority on snakes with research impacting both ecology and evolutionary biology. Demonstrated the importance of an explicitly phylogenetic perspective for understanding behavior and illuminated the role of natural selection in the evolution of mimicry. The impact of his work both within the scientific community and beyond is seen in his book Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature (1997), cited more than 600 times in the scientific literature, received a PEN Center Literary Award, and was named one of the 100 noteworthy books of the year by The New York Times. Widely recognized as the foremost advocate of the fundamental importance of detailed knowledge of organismal biology in 21^st-century science. His broad-thinking vision for conservation shaped planning for conservation of biodiversity. Recipient of the Edward O. Wilson Naturalist Award.