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Niles Eldredge
American paleontologist
Niles Eldredge (ELD-rij; born August 25, 1943) is an American biologist and paleontologist, who, along with Stephen Jay Gould, proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium in 1972.[2][3][4][5][6]
Education
Eldredge began his undergraduate studies in Latin at Columbia University.
Niles eldredge biography of rory gilmore
Before completing his degree he switched to the study of geology under Norman D. Newell. It was at this time that his work at the American Museum of Natural History began, under the combined Columbia University-American Museum graduate studies program.
Eldredge graduated summa cum laude from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1965, and enrolled in the university's doctoral program while continuing his research at the museum. He completed his PhD in 1969.
Career and research
Paleontology
In 1969, Eldredge became a curator in the Department of Invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural