George Evelyn Hutchinson (January 30, 1903 - May 17, 1991) was an American zoologist known for his studies of freshwater lakes and considered the father of modern limnology. Born in England, Hutchinson was educated at the University of Cambridge, and, after two years of lecturing in South Africa, joined the faculty at Yale University in 1928 and became a US citizen in 1941. His illustrious career at Yale lasted 43 years.

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• http://lakes.chebucto.org/PEOPLE/hutchins.html
• Announcement of Yale's G. Evelyn Hutchinson Memorial Symposium

1903 births | 1991 deaths | American zoologists | Christians in science | Ecologists | Limnology | Zoologists | National Medal of Science recipients

George Evelyn Hutchinson