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Robert K. Selander

American evolutionary biologist (1927-2015)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ11891021 ↗
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Robert Keith Selander (July 21, 1927 – June 14, 2015) was an American evolutionary biologist and emeritus professor at Pennsylvania State University. Known for his studies of molecular genetics, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1982.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1927, 2015, 1982—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1927-07-21. For this dossier, Robert, Selander and American is the immediate research focus.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q11891021. VIAF identifies the subject as 71454475. The Library of Congress control number is n90672027. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1927, 2015 and 1982.

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This entry incorporates text from “Robert K. Selander” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.