George Price

About

American population geneticist who developed a mathematical description for evolution and natural selection. He was the first to propose the concept of evolutionarily stable strategy, which is a key concept in game theory.

Before Fame

He was a chemistry professor at Harvard University between 1946 and 1948.

Trivia

He dedicated the latter part of his life to helping the homeless and gave away all his possessions before his suicide.

Family Life

His mother was a former opera singer.

Associated With

A lot of his work was based on findings made by Charles Darwin.