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Edward O. Wilson

American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021).

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1979—2013

Recognition span

Author in the index

Edward O. Wilson has 7 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1979 and 2013. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Los Angeles Times Book Prize3

National Book Critics Circle Awards2

Pulitzer Prize2

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence1

Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards1

Subject profile

Science4

Nature & Environment2

Memoir & Autobiography1

Indexed works

Books by Edward O. Wilson

7 books · sorted by recognition

NaturalistMemoir & Autobiography199414 pts The AntsScience199010 pts On Human NatureScience197810 pts The Diversity of LifeNature & Environment—8 pts The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on EarthNature & Environment20064 pts Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific ExplorationScience—4 pts The Social Conquest of EarthScience20122 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
1994	Naturalist	Memoir & Autobiography	14	1	2	Island Press
1990	The Ants	Science	10	1	1	Harvard University Press
1978	On Human Nature	Science	10	1	1	Harvard University Press
—	The Diversity of Life	Nature & Environment	8	0	2	W. W. Norton
2006	The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth	Nature & Environment	4	0	1	W. W. Norton
—	Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration	Science	4	1	1	Harvard University Press
2012	The Social Conquest of Earth	Science	2	0	1	Liveright

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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