Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins (born March 26, 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist, author, and prominent secular advocate. He first gained widespread academic and public acclaim with his 1976 landmark book The Selfish Gene, which popularized the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term "meme." A former professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, Dawkins became one of the most visible critics of religion and creationism through his 2006 international bestseller The God Delusion and his leadership in the "New Atheism" movement, continuing to write extensively on evolutionary science, humanism, and rationalism.