Background
Hamilton, William Donald was born on August 1, 1936 in Cairo. Son of Archibald M. and Bettina M. (Collier) Hamilton.
Hamilton, William Donald was born on August 1, 1936 in Cairo. Son of Archibald M. and Bettina M. (Collier) Hamilton.
Student, University Cambridge student, University London.
Lecturer in Genetics, Imperial College London 1964-1977. Professor, of Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Zoology and Division of Sciences, Biological University of Michigan 1978-1984. Royal Society Research Professor Department, of Zoology and Fellow, New College Oxford since 1984.
Member American Academy Arts and Sciences (foreign), Royal Society Sciences Uppsala (Darwin medal 1988, Linnean medal for Zoology 1989).
Married Christine A. Friess, 1967. 3 children.