Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins, English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941), joins the Watch Board with a restrained authority-backed profile.
Life, work & what’s documented
Richard Dawkins was born on 1941-03-26. Authority records identify Richard Dawkins as English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941). The GND record also describes career roles including Biologe, Zoologe, Brit. Evolutionsbiologe, Biologe, Grossbritannien. Recorded affiliations include University of Oxford.
Why They're Awesome
Authority records identify Richard Dawkins as English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941). The GND record also describes career roles including Biologe, Zoologe, Brit. Evolutionsbiologe, Biologe, Grossbritannien. Recorded affiliations include University of Oxford.
Context is not destiny
Age 85 as of 2026-08-30. Age-club eligibility is celebratory context, not a health or mortality claim.
Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.
The cosmic file
The cosmic file
Sun
Aries 5.4°
Moon
Pisces 20.6°
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Capricorn 25.2°
Jupiter
Taurus 16.1°
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Virgo 26.1°
Pluto
Leo 2.1°These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is separate from health, mortality, and factual claims.
Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable_birth_time_unknown. Moon: calculated date based. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon uncertainty is retained. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.
Sources & provenance
- Library of Congress authority recordLibrary of Congress / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSupports stable identity, birth year.
- German National Library via lobid GND authority recordGerman National Library via lobid GND / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSupports stable identity, birth year, career classification.
- Official website authority recordOfficial website / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSupports official identity or career context.
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Research last updated 2026-08-30.
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