Haldane, J. B. S. (1892-1964), was a British-born scientist who made many contributions in the fields of mathematics, physiology, biochemistry, and biology. His father, a physiologist, used him as a guinea pig in experiments to find out the effects of stress on the human body. Haldane continued this work. He founded the mathematical evolutionary theory and, in biochemistry, he studied the genetic color varieties found in plants. Haldane also made major contributions to the study of evolution.
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane was born in Oxford, England, on Nov. 5, 1892. He was educated at Eton School and New College, Oxford University. In 1957, he immigrated to India. He became an Indian citizen in 1960 and died on Dec. 1, 1964.
See also Evolution (The synthetic theory) ; Life (Modern explanations) .
