Biography
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL (born 26 March 1941), known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008.
Dawkins came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which popularised the gene-centered view of evolution and introduced the term meme. In 1982, he introduced into evolutionary biology an influential concept, presented in his book The Extended Phenotype, that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment, including the bodies of other organisms.
Dawkins is an atheist and humanist, a Vice President of the British Humanist Association and supporter of the Brights movement. He is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design. In his 1986 book The Blind Watchmaker, he argued against the watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he described evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker. He has since written several popular science books, and makes regular television and radio appearances, predominantly discussing these topics. He has been referred to in the media as "Darwin's Rottweiler," a reference to English biologist T. H. Huxley, who was known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's evolutionary ideas. In his 2006 book The God Delusion, Dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that religious faith is a delusion—a fixed false belief. As of January 2010, the English-language version had sold more than two million copies and had been translated into 31 languages, making it his most popular book to date.
Filmography
all 65
self 58
Movies 40
TV Shows 25
Writer 1
Science Friction (2022)
Great Minds (2021)
Faraway Eyes (2020)
Intersect (2020)
The Search - Manufacturing Belief (2019)
La entrevista de (2019)
The Fool (2018)
Losing Our Religion (2017)
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (2017)
Supersapiens: The Rise of the Mind (2017)
Supersapiens: the Rise of the Mind (2017)
Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit (2016)
The Atheist Delusion (2016)
Beware the Slenderman (2016)
Bible Belt Atheist (2015)
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015)
Breath of Life (2015)
The Hitch (2014)
Creation and the Last Days (2014)
The Unbelievers (2013)
Speciesism: The Movie (2013)
The Reality of Me (2012)
Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life (2012)
Something From Nothing: A Conversation with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss (2012)
Brave New World with Stephen Hawking (2011)
Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words (2011)
The Future Is Now! (2011)
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People (2010)
The End of God? A Horizon Guide to Science and Religion (2010)
Faith School Menace? (2010)
Genius of Britain (2010)
Beautiful Minds (2010)
Sex, Drugs & Religion (2010)
A Universe from Nothing (2009)
Inside Nature's Giants (2009)
Dawkins vs Lennox: Has Science Buried God? (2009)
The Genius of Charles Darwin (2008)
Charles Darwin'in Dehası (2008)
Q&A (2008)
Atheist Alliance International Convention 2007 (2008)
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen (2008)
The God Delusion Debate (2007)
The Big Questions (2007)
The Enemies of Reason (2007)
The Enemies of Reason (2007)
The Trouble with Atheism (2006)
TEDTalks (2006)
A War on Science (2006)
Root of All Evil? (2006)
The Root of All Evil? (2006)
The Colbert Report (2005)
The God Who Wasn't There (2005)
Doctor Who (2005)
The Atheism Tapes (2004)
The Atheism Tapes (2004)
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief (2004)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Reich: Three Tales (2002)
Richard & Judy (2001)
The Mind's Big Bang (2001)
Break the Science Barrier (1996)
The Simpsons (1989)
The Blind Watchmaker (1987)
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GenderMale
Birthday1941-03-26 (83 years old)
Birth NameClinton Richard Dawkins
Birth PlaceNairobi, Kenya
Religionatheism
Height
RelationshipsMarian Stamp Dawkins (1967-08-19 - 1984-01-01)
SpouseEve Barham
FatherClinton John Dawkins
MotherJean Mary Vyvyan Ladner
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesOxford, United Kingdom, Nairobi, Kenya
Also Known As리처드 도킨스
AwardsHonorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, honorary doctor of the University of Valencia, honorary doctor of Durham University, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Tinbergen Lecture, Fellow of the Royal Society, Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London, Shakespeare Prize, Lewis Thomas Prize, Medal of Representation of the President of the Italian Republic, International Cosmos Prize, Nierenberg Prize, Kistler Prize, Michael Faraday Prize, Emperor Has No Clothes Award, Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
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