Eugene Odum

Biologist

Birthday September 17, 1913

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace New Hampshire

DEATH DATE Aug 10, 2002 (88)

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About

University of George biologist who led breakthrough research in the still undeveloped field of ecology. He also coined the term 'ecosystem.'

Before Fame

Taking advantage of the U.S. government's interest in surveying the ecology of the sites where they were planning nuclear installations, he led school-sponsored ecological research.

Trivia

His research found that ecosystems depend on the symbiosis between its various parts: his famous phrase, 'the ecosystem is greater than the sum of its parts' inscribed on the UGA Ecology Building.

Family Life

He grew up in Athens, Georgia, where his father Howard Washington Odum was on the faculty of the University of Georgia.

Associated With

Lawrence Slobodkin was another well-known ecologist, who also helped further the science.