Robert Hinde | |
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Born | Robert Aubrey Hinde 26 October 1923 Norwich, England |
Died | 23 December 2016 | (aged 93)
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Fields | Zoology |
Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Alma mater |
University of Cambridge University of Oxford |
Notable awards |
Frink Medal (1991) Royal Medal (1996) |
Robert Aubrey Hinde CBE FRS FBA /haɪnd/ (26 October 1923 – 23 December 2016) was a British zoologist, the Emeritus Royal Society Research Professor of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.
Born in Norwich, England, Hinde was the master of St. John's College, Cambridge in 1989-94. He was the chair of British Pugwash. He studied "the application of biological and psychological data to understanding the bases of religion and ethics" and "eliminating the causes of war".
Hinde was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge and at Balliol College, Oxford. He was a distinguished supporter of the British Humanist Association.
He died on 23 December 2016 at the age of 93.