Quote by: E. O. Wilson

The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.


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Author Bio


  • NameE. O. Wilson
  • DescriptionAmerican biologist
  • AliasesE. O. Wilson; Edward Osborne Wilson
  • BornJune 10, 1929
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEntomologist; Sociobiologist; Novelist; Ethologist; Autobiographer; Naturalist; Evolutionary Biologist; Science Writer
  • WorksBiophilia Hypothesis
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Pulitzer Prize For General Non-Fiction; Pulitzer Prize For General Non-Fiction; Humanist Of The Year; William Procter Prize For Scientific Achievement; Tyler Prize For Environmental Achievement; Crafoord Prize