Robert Hinde
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Robert Aubrey Hinde CBE
FRS FBA
(born 26 October 1923 in Norwich
, England
) is the Emeritus
Royal Society
Research Professor
of Zoology
at the University of Cambridge
. He was formerly the master of St. John's College, Cambridge. He is the chair of British
Pugwash
. He studies "the application of biological and psychological data to understanding the bases of religion and ethics" and "eliminating the causes of war".http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/contact/fellows/
Hinde was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge and at Balliol College, Oxford
.
He is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association
.
Order of the British Empire
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FRS FBA
British Academy
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(born 26 October 1923 in Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, England
England
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) is the Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
Research Professor
Professor
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of Zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He was formerly the master of St. John's College, Cambridge. He is the chair of British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Pugwash
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings together scholars and public figures to work toward reducing the danger of armed conflict and to seek solutions to global security threats...
. He studies "the application of biological and psychological data to understanding the bases of religion and ethics" and "eliminating the causes of war".http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/contact/fellows/
Hinde was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge and at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
.
He is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association
British Humanist Association
The British Humanist Association is an organisation of the United Kingdom which promotes Humanism and represents "people who seek to live good lives without religious or superstitious beliefs." The BHA is committed to secularism, human rights, democracy, egalitarianism and mutual respect...
.
External links
- http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/hinde.htm
- http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/madingley/member_pages/rhinde.htm
- Robert Hinde interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 7th and 20th November 2007 (film)
- Listen to an oral history interview with Robert Hinde - a life story interview recorded for An Oral History of British Science at the British Library