Neil Campbell (scientist)

Neil A. Campbell
Born	April 17, 1946(1946-04-17) Culver City, California
Died	October 21, 2004(2004-10-21) (aged 58) Redlands, California
Residence	United States
Nationality	American
Fields	Biology
Institutions	Cornell University Pomona College University of California, Riverside San Bernardino Valley College
Alma mater	California State University, Long Beach University of California, Los Angeles (M.S) University of California, Riverside (Ph.D.)
Known for	Biology Studying desert and coastal plants

Neil A. Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist known best for his textbook Biology. First published in 1987, the text is currently in its 9th edition (ISBN 978-0-321-55823-7, published 7 October 2010^[1] by Benjamin Cummings) and co-authored by Jane Reece. The title is popular worldwide and is used by over 500,000 students in both high school and college-level classes.^[2]

Campbell earned his M.A. in zoology from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California, Riverside. He taught collegiate classes for over 30 years at Cornell University, Pomona College, University of California, Riverside, and San Bernardino Valley College.^[3]

Campbell received multiple awards: the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of California, Riverside in 2001 and the first ever Outstanding Professor Award from San Bernardino Valley College in 1986.^[2]

Campbell was also a researcher who studied desert and coastal plants. He conducted research on how certain plants would adjust in environments with different salinity, temperature, and pH. In addition, he conducted studies on the Mimosa plant and other legumes.^[4]

Campbell died on 21 October 2004 of heart failure just after the manuscript for the seventh international edition of Biology was completed.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Campbell Biology, 9th Edition at www.mypearsonstore.com". http://www.mypearsonstore.com/search/index.asp?searchtype=KEYWORD&title=campbell+biology&author=&imageField.x=24&imageField.y=6&edition=9. Retrieved 2010-12-13. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "UC Riverside Visiting Scholar Dies" (Press release). University of California, Riverside. 2004-10-25. http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=903. Retrieved 2006-09-06. 
3. ^ "Neil A. Campbell; author of renowned biology text; 58". Associated Press: pp. The San Diego Union-Tribune. 2004-11-02. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041102/news_1m2campbell.html. Retrieved 2006-09-06. 
4. ^ Campbell, Neil A.; Reece, Jane B. (2005). Biology. Benjamin Cummings. p. 1230 p. ISBN 0-8053-7146-X. 
5. ^ Pearce, Jeremy (2004-10-31). "Neil A. Campbell, Who Wrote Major Biology Texts, Dies at 58". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/31/national/31campbell.html?ex=1157688000&en=198dfc9aee809bc3&ei=5070. Retrieved 2006-09-06. 

External links

• Official website of Campbell Biology
• Books written by Neil A. Campbell

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Name	Campbell, Neil
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Date of birth	April 17, 1946
Place of birth	Culver City, California
Date of death	October 21, 2004
Place of death	Redlands, California