George C. Williams died on September 8, 2010 at the age of 84.  Without him, there would be no field of Darwinian medicine.   His influence was far broader, however.  He made seminal contributions to our understanding of sex, senescence, menopause and much more.  Anything that did not quite fit an easy evolutionary understanding grabbed his attention, and he did not let go until he had an answer.  He will be sorely missed by many.

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Memorial comments by:

Michael Ruse in The Chronicle of Higher Education

Randolph Nesse in The Skeptical Adapatationist

John Brockman and EDGE authors

Carl Zimmer in Discover

Richard Dawkins in RichardDawkins.net

National Center for Science Education

Norman Johnson in Scitable

David Sloan Wilson in Science Blogs

Nicholas Wade in The New York Times

Laura Betzig on The Evolution and Medicine Review

Douglas Futuyma on EvoDir

Richard Dawkins in Science

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