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Richard Goldschmidt Biography

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Richard Goldschmidt was a German-American geneticist known for his contributions to the field of genetics. His research involved gene recombination and chromosomal variation, which had a profound impact on the development of modern genetics.

Firsts Science Steps Evolution Method Species First Steps Sheer Accumulation

Author:Richard Goldschmidt

“We have long been seeking a different kind of evolutionary process and have now found one; namely, the change within the pattern of the chromosomes. ... The neo-Darwinian theory of the geneticists is no longer tenable.”

Kind Long Different Science Found Process Theory Evolution Patterns Seeking Different Kinds Chromosomes

Author:Richard Goldschmidt

“I have accumulated a wealth of knowledge in innumerable spheres and enjoyed it as an always ready instrument for exercising the mind and penetrating further and further. Best of all, mine has been a life of loving and being loved. What a tragedy that all this will disappear with the used-up body!”

Mind Has Beens Body Science Used Wealth Knowledge Mines Ready Exercise Tragedy Instruments Disappear Enjoyed Spheres Biographies Being Loved Wealth Of Knowledge

Author:Richard Goldschmidt

“It's impossible by micro-mutation to form any new species.”

Form Impossible Evolution Species Mutation

Author:Richard Goldschmidt

“It is good to keep in mind ... that nobody has ever succeeded in producing even one new species by the accumulation of micromutations. Darwin's theory of natural selection has never had any proof, yet it has been universally accepted.”

Mind Has Beens Natural Theory Species Proof Accepted Selection Accumulation Natural Selection

Author:Richard Goldschmidt

“The facts of microevolution [change within the species] do not suffice for an understanding of macroevolution [theorized change from one species to another].”

Facts Understanding Species

Author:Richard Goldschmidt

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Born: April 12, 1878
Died: April 24, 1958
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