Francisco Bozinovic
Francisco Bozinovic Kuscevic (6 June 1959 – 1 January 2023) was a Chilean-Croatian[1] biologist and academic, mainly active in the field of evolutionary biology.
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| Born | 6 June 1959 |
| Died | 1 January 2023 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Scientist |
Life and career
Born in Punta Arenas, Bozinovic graduated in Biology at the University of Chile in 1983 and got a PhD in Science in the same university in 1988.[2] He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh.[3] A member of the Chilean Academy of Sciences, he served as full professor at the Faculty of Biological Sciences of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[3] An author and co-author of over 350 scientific publications and about 20 books,[4] during his career he received numerous accolades and honours, notably a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2010 and the 2020 National Prize for Natural Sciences.[5] A new species of genus endemic to Chile discovered in 2016, the dromiciops bozinovici, was named after him by the Journal of Mammalogy.[4]
Bozinovic died after a long battle against cancer on 1 January 2023, at the age of 63.[4]
References
- "Francisco Bozinovic Kuscevic". Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- "Muere Francisco Bozinovic, Premio Nacional de Ciencias Naturales 2020". T13. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- Skewes, Celeste (4 July 2022). "Francisco Bozinovic, Premio Nacional de Ciencias Naturales 2020: «Debemos pasar de un paradigma de la competencia a uno de la colaboración"". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- Sánchez, Sofía (3 January 2023). "Francisco Bozinovic: Premio Nacional de Ciencias e importante ecologista fallece a los 63 años". Ladera Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "El profundo legado científico y humano del profesor Francisco Bozinovic". Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.