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Richard Lewontin was raised in New York by Jewish parents. He attended a public high school in New York, Forest Hills High School, where he became interested in science due to one of the high school science teachers. Lewontin was able to accomplish his bachelor’s degree in 1951 from University of Harvard. In 1952, he accomplished his masters in mathematical statistics from Columbia University, where he also accomplished his PhD in zoology in 1954. In 2003, Lewontin was the Alexander Agassiz Research Professor at University of Harvard. After his career, Richard Lewontin received the Crafoord Prize in Bioscience in 2015. The prize was awarded to him due to his help with the understanding of genetic polymorphism. Lewontin shares the award with Tomok Ohta from Mishima, Japan, who also contributed to the help of understanding genetic polymorphism. Also in May of 2015, David Sloan Wilson was able to conduct and interview with Richard Lewontin to revisit the topic of one of the most famous articles, “The Spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm: A Critique of the Adaptationist Programme”.
1. Aggassiz, A. (2004). "Being an Evolutionary Geneticist." Conversation with Richard Lewontin, P. 1 of 5. UC Berkley.
2. Wilson, D. (2015, March 29). "The Spandrels Of San Marco Revisited: An Interview With Richard C. Lewontin." Evolution Institute.
3. Chetham, R. (2015, January 15)."Professor Richard Lewontin Awarded the 2015 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences." Harvard Gazette.