<p>EO Wilson, the pioneering US scientist, professor and author whose clarion call to protect Earth earned him the nickname "Darwin's natural heir," has died at age 92, his foundation said Monday.</p>.<p>Wilson was an award-winning biologist and research professor and later professor emeritus at Harvard University, and has been described as the world's leading expert on myrmecology, the study of ants.</p>.<p>He was the author of hundreds of scientific papers and more than 30 books, two of which won him Pulitzer Prizes for nonfiction: 1978's <em>On Human Nature</em>, and <em>The Ants</em> in 1990.</p>.<p>"Ed's holy grail was the sheer delight of the pursuit of knowledge," said Paula Ehrlich, president of the EO Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and co-founder of the Half-Earth Project.</p>.<p>"A relentless synthesizer of ideas, his courageous scientific focus and poetic voice transformed our way of understanding ourselves and our planet.</p>.<p>"His greatest hope was that students everywhere share his passion for discovery as the ultimate scientific foundation for future stewardship of our planet."</p>.<p>Wilson, who died Sunday in Massachusetts, had become renowned for his advances in global conservation, and advised preeminent scientific and conservation organizations.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>EO Wilson, the pioneering US scientist, professor and author whose clarion call to protect Earth earned him the nickname "Darwin's natural heir," has died at age 92, his foundation said Monday.</p>.<p>Wilson was an award-winning biologist and research professor and later professor emeritus at Harvard University, and has been described as the world's leading expert on myrmecology, the study of ants.</p>.<p>He was the author of hundreds of scientific papers and more than 30 books, two of which won him Pulitzer Prizes for nonfiction: 1978's <em>On Human Nature</em>, and <em>The Ants</em> in 1990.</p>.<p>"Ed's holy grail was the sheer delight of the pursuit of knowledge," said Paula Ehrlich, president of the EO Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and co-founder of the Half-Earth Project.</p>.<p>"A relentless synthesizer of ideas, his courageous scientific focus and poetic voice transformed our way of understanding ourselves and our planet.</p>.<p>"His greatest hope was that students everywhere share his passion for discovery as the ultimate scientific foundation for future stewardship of our planet."</p>.<p>Wilson, who died Sunday in Massachusetts, had become renowned for his advances in global conservation, and advised preeminent scientific and conservation organizations.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>