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Richard Dawkins biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Richard Dawkins

Author Name:

Richard Dawkins

Born As:

Clinton Richard Dawkins.

Other Names:

Richard Dawkins

Born:

26 Mar 1941

Died:





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Ethologist, Evolutionary Biologist and Science Writer                          
Selected Works:

Books:

The Selfish Gene - 1976, 1989, 2006.
The Extended Phenotype - 1982, 1999.
The Blind Watchmaker - 1986, 1991, 2006.
River Out of Eden - 1995. - Audio - 2000.
Climbing Mount Improbable - 1996.
Unweaving the Rainbow - 1998.
A Devil's Chaplain - 2003.
The Ancestor's Tale - 2004. - Audio - 2005.
The God Delusion - 2006. - Audio - 2006.

Essays:

Viruses of the Mind - online  -  1993 - Religion as a mental virus.
The Real Romance in the Stars - 1995 -  A critical view of astrology.
The Emptiness of Theology - 1998 -  A critical view of theology.
Snake Oil and Holy Water - 1999 -  Dawkins' argument that there is no convergence occurring between science and theism.
Bin Laden's Victory - 2003 -  The Guardian editorial arguing Osama bin Laden was the real victor of the Iraq War.
What Use is Religion? - 2004 -  Argues that religion may have no survival value other than to itself.
Race and Creation - 2004 -  On race, its usage and a theory of how it evolved.
The giant tortoise's tale, The turtle's tale and The lava lizard's tale - 2005 -  A series of three articles written after a visit to the Galápagos Islands.

Papers and Commentary by Richard Dawkins - and Dawkins' Huffington Post articles.

Selected documentaries:

Nice Guys Finish First
The Blind Watchmaker
The God Who Wasn't There
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
The Atheism Tapes
The Root of All Evil?
Growing Up In The Universe
The Enemies of Reason.                          
Father Clinton John Dawkins
First wife Marian Stamp.
Second wife Eve Barham – one daughter, Juliet Emma Dawkins, Third wife Lalla Ward in 1992.
                          
Notable awards:

Zoological Society Silver Medal - 1989
Faraday Award - 1990
Kistler Prize - 2001                          
Dawkins met Leila Ward through their mutual friend Douglas Adams, who worked with Ward on the BBC TV science-fiction series Doctor Who. Ward has illustrated over half of Dawkins' books and co-narrated the audio versions of two of his books.