The Resume

(September 10, 1941-May 20, 2002)
Born in Queens, New York
Paleontologist and evolutionary biologist
Professor at Harvard University (1973-2002)
Wrote the column 'This View of Life' for 'Natural History' magazine
Wrote the books 'Ever Since Darwin' (1977), 'The Panda's Thumb' (1980), 'The Mismeasure of Man' (1981), 'Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle' (1987), 'Wonderful Life' (1989), 'Bully for Brontosaurus' (1991), 'Dinosaur in a Haystack' (1995), 'Rocks of Ages' (1999), 'The Structure of Evolutionary Theory' (2002) and 'I Have Landed' (2002)

Why he might be annoying:

He was nicknamed 'Fossil Face' growing up.
He called critics of his theories 'Darwinian fundamentalists.'
His magnum opus, 'The Structure of Evolutionary Theory,' was 1,433 pages long.
His theory of punctuated equilibrium was often quoted out of context by creationists to suggest that there were scientific doubts about evolution.

Why he might not be annoying:

He decided to become a paleontologist after visiting the Hall of Dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History at age five.
He was named Discover magazine's Scientist of the Year (1981).
He could explain complicated scientific ideas in a highly understandable way.
Commenting on attempts to eliminate evolution from schools, he said that teaching biology without evolution was like 'teaching English but making grammar optional.'
He was an advocate for medical marijuana, saying it contributed to his successful recovery from mesothelioma.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Scientists
• 21st Century Scientists
• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 8373)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 12]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9101941)
• Celebrity New York Yankee Fans
• Guest Voices on the Simpsons
• I am a Jewish Atheist
• I am an Agnostic
• I Attended Columbia
• I Come from Queens
• I Died in 2002 (Ranked: 60)
• I Earned a Doctorate
• I Have Lung Cancer
• I Have Mesothelioma
• I Married in 1995
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant Recipients
• Medical Marijuana Advocates
• Modern Library's 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the 20th Century (Ranked: 24)
• My Child has Autism
• Profiles 23001-23250 (Ranked: 23131)
• Scientists
• Walruses

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 51 Votes: 39.22% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 38.24% Annoying