Francisco Bozinovic
Francisco Bozinovic | |
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 Bozinovic in 2019 | |
| Born | 6 June 1959 |
| Died | 1 January 2023(aged 63) |
| Occupation | Scientist |
Francisco Bozinovic Kuscevic(6 June 1959 – 1 January 2023) was a Chilean-Croatian[1]biologist and academic, mainly active in the field ofevolutionary biology.
Life and career
[edit]Born inPunta Arenas,Bozinovic graduated in Biology at theUniversity of Chilein 1983 and got a PhD in Science in the same university in 1988.[2]He was a postdoctoral fellow at theCarnegie Museum of Natural HistoryinPittsburgh.[3]A member of the Chilean Academy of Sciences, he served as full professor at the Faculty of Biological Sciences of thePontifical Catholic University of Chile.[3]An author and co-author of over 350 scientific publications and about 20 books,[4]during his career he received numerous accolades and honours, notably aGuggenheim Fellowshipin2010and the 2020National Prize for Natural Sciences.[5]A new species of genus endemic to Chile discovered in 2016, the dromiciops bozinovici, was named after him by theJournal of Mammalogy.[4]
Bozinovic died after a long battle against cancer on 1 January 2023, at the age of 63.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"Francisco Bozinovic Kuscevic".Pontifical Catholic University of Chile(in Spanish).Retrieved17 January2023.
- ^"Muere Francisco Bozinovic, Premio Nacional de Ciencias Naturales 2020".T13.1 January 2023.Retrieved10 January2023.
- ^abSkewes, Celeste (4 July 2022)."Francisco Bozinovic, Premio Nacional de Ciencias Naturales 2020: «Debemos pasar de un paradigma de la competencia a uno de la colaboración"".El Mostrador(in Spanish).Retrieved10 January2023.
- ^abcSánchez, Sofía (3 January 2023)."Francisco Bozinovic: Premio Nacional de Ciencias e importante ecologista fallece a los 63 años".Ladera Sur(in Spanish).Retrieved10 January2023.
- ^"El profundo legado científico y humano del profesor Francisco Bozinovic".Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile(in Spanish).Retrieved10 January2023.
