Russell Gray
Russell Gray | |
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| Born | Russell David Gray |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Occupation | Scientist |
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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History | |
| Doctoral students | Simon Greenhill |
| Main interests | Evolution, computational phylogenetics |
Russell David Gray is a New Zealand evolutionary biologist and psychologist working on applying quantitative methods to the study of cultural evolution and human prehistory. In 2020, he became a co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig.[1] Although originally trained in biology and psychology, Gray has become well known for his studies on the evolution of the Indo-European and Austronesian language families using computational phylogenetic methods.
Gray also performs research on animal cognition. One of his main research-projects studies the use of tools among
Career
Gray completed his
Gray's doctoral thesis was titled Design, constraint and construction: essays and experiments on evolution and foraging.[4]
Notable students of Gray include Simon Greenhill.[5]
References
- ^ a b Gray, Russell. "Russell Gray". Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Retrieved 3 Dec 2021.
- hdl:2292/1852.
- ^ "Recipients of the Mason Durie Medal". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 3 Dec 2021.
- Wikidata Q111963797
- hdl:2292/51143.
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