Part I. The Young Naturalist in Germany
University Student in Greifswald and Berlin
Friendships at School and University
PhD Thesis and Examination
The Influence of Teachers
Erwin Stresemann-Teacher and Friend
Assistant Curator at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin
Expeditions to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Part II. Ornithologist and Evolutionist in New York
3. The New York Years (1931-1953)
Emigration to the United States and Life in New York City
Curator of Ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History
4. Ornithologist and Zoogeographer
Birds of Australia, the Malay Archipelago and Southeastern Asia
Descriptions of New Species and Subspecies of Birds
5. Biological Species and Speciation-Mayr's First Synthesis
A Modern Unified Theory of Evolution
6. Life in North America during World War II
New York and Tenafly, New Jersey
Cold Spring Harbor (1943-1952)
Part III. Professor of Zoology at Harvard University
7. The Harvard Years (1953-2005)
Teaching and PhD Students
Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
8. Evolutionary Biology-Mayr's Second Synthesis
Overviews of Evolutionary Biology
Integrated Gene Complexes versus Beanbag Genetics
Animal Species and Evolution
Particular Topics of Evolutionary Biology
Personality and General Views
The Farm near Wilton, New Hampshire
Residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Adviser to the National Academy of Sciences and the NSF
National and International Recognition
10. Systematics and Classification
11. History and Philosophy of Biology-Mayr's Third Synthesis
12. Summary: Appreciation of Ernst Mayr's Science
1. Curriculum Vitae (Including Honorary Degrees, Honorary Memberships, Medals, and other Special Awards)
2. Bibliography of Ernst Mayr
List of Books by Ernst Mayr
3. Subject Analysis of Ernst Mayr's Publications
