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...Mayr almost declined to answer when asked why he thought he was selected for the award this year...

Author: By Kris J. Thiessen, | Title: Mayr: Going Strong At 90 | 12/20/1994 | See Source »

...tell you why I was chosen, you'll say 'What a conceited ass he is,'" Mayr says. "The fact is that I was the best of the nominees...

Author: By Kris J. Thiessen, | Title: Mayr: Going Strong At 90 | 12/20/1994 | See Source »

...Mayr is the second Harvard professor to win the award. Baird Professor of Science Edward O. Wilson...

Author: By Kris J. Thiessen, | Title: Mayr: Going Strong At 90 | 12/20/1994 | See Source »

...There is no Nobel prize in biology, so this is the best," says Walter J. Bock, professor of evolutionary biology at Columbia University. Bock, a former student of Mayr's, served on the 17-member committee that selected Mayr for the prize...

Author: By Kris J. Thiessen, | Title: Mayr: Going Strong At 90 | 12/20/1994 | See Source »

...Mayr can say that without grinning. In fact, he is widely regarded as one of the best in his field...

Author: By Kris J. Thiessen, | Title: Mayr: Going Strong At 90 | 12/20/1994 | See Source »

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