Peter R. Grant

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evolutionary biologist ornithologist person

Peter R. Grant is an evolutionary biologist renowned for his long-term field studies of Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos Islands, which provided key evidence for rapid evolution and natural selection in the wild.

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Label	Occurrences
Peter R. Grant canonical	7

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Target entity: Peter R. Grant
Context triple: [Darwin–Wallace Medal, notableRecipient, Peter R. Grant]

A. Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson is an Australian cinematographer known for his work on feature films including the 1994 adaptation of "Little Women."
B. Eric R. Pianka
Eric R. Pianka is an American evolutionary ecologist and herpetologist renowned for his influential work on lizard ecology, biodiversity, and theoretical ecology.
C. Timothy J. Mara
Timothy J. Mara is a member of the Mara family, the longtime owners of the NFL’s New York Giants franchise.
D. Robert H. MacArthur
Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
E. Stephen Hubbell
Stephen Hubbell is an American ecologist best known for developing the Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography, which offers a novel explanation for species diversity patterns in ecological communities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Peter R. Grant
Target entity description: Peter R. Grant is an evolutionary biologist renowned for his long-term field studies of Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos Islands, which provided key evidence for rapid evolution and natural selection in the wild.

A. Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson is an Australian cinematographer known for his work on feature films including the 1994 adaptation of "Little Women."
B. Eric R. Pianka
Eric R. Pianka is an American evolutionary ecologist and herpetologist renowned for his influential work on lizard ecology, biodiversity, and theoretical ecology.
C. Timothy J. Mara
Timothy J. Mara is a member of the Mara family, the longtime owners of the NFL’s New York Giants franchise.
D. Robert H. MacArthur
Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
E. Stephen Hubbell
Stephen Hubbell is an American ecologist best known for developing the Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography, which offers a novel explanation for species diversity patterns in ecological communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	evolutionary biologist ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ person ⓘ
academicDiscipline	biology ⓘ evolutionary ecology ⓘ
awardReceived	Balzan Prize ⓘ Darwin–Wallace Medal ⓘ Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences ⓘ Royal Society Fellowship ⓘ linked to: Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
collaboratedWith	B. Rosemary Grant ⓘ linked to: Rosemary Grant
countryOfCitizenship	Canada ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1936-10-26 ⓘ
educatedAt	University of British Columbia ⓘ University of Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Cambridge University
employer	Princeton University ⓘ
fieldOfWork	ecology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ ornithology ⓘ
genre	scientific literature ⓘ
hasAcademicAdvisor	Peter J. B. Slater ⓘ
hasPartnerInResearch	B. Rosemary Grant ⓘ linked to: Rosemary Grant
influenced	evolutionary ecology of island birds ⓘ
influencedBy	Charles Darwin ⓘ
knownFor	long-term field studies of Darwin’s finches ⓘ research on rapid evolution in the wild ⓘ studies of natural selection in Galápagos finches ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
memberOf	National Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ
name	Peter Raymond Grant ⓘ
notableFor	demonstrating fluctuating selection with climate variation ⓘ documenting evolution over contemporary timescales ⓘ
notableWork	long-term study on Daphne Major in the Galápagos Islands ⓘ
occupation	professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth	London, England ⓘ
publication	Ecology and Evolution of Darwin’s Finches ⓘ How and Why Species Multiply: The Radiation of Darwin’s Finches ⓘ
researchFocus	hybridization in finches ⓘ microevolutionary processes ⓘ natural selection ⓘ speciation ⓘ
spouse	B. Rosemary Grant ⓘ linked to: Rosemary Grant
studied	Darwin’s finches ⓘ linked to: Galápagos finches Geospiza fortis ⓘ linked to: Galápagos finches Geospiza scandens ⓘ
workLocation	Daphne Major ⓘ Galápagos Islands ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Darwin–Wallace Medal → notableRecipient → Peter R. Grant ⓘ

Rosemary Grant → hasAcademicAdvisor → Peter R. Grant ⓘ

Rosemary Grant → spouse → Peter R. Grant ⓘ

Brewster Medal → notableRecipient → Peter R. Grant ⓘ

How and Why Species Multiply: The Radiation of Darwin’s Finches → author → Peter R. Grant ⓘ

Daphne Major → notableResearchers → Peter R. Grant ⓘ

Ecology and Evolution of Darwin’s Finches → author → Peter R. Grant ⓘ

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