Richard Prum

Richard O. Prum is an American ornithologist and evolutionary biologist serving as the William Robertson Coe Professor at Yale University. He also acts as the head curator of vertebrate zoology at the Peabody Museum of Natural History. His 2017 book, The Evolution of Beauty, was recognized as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.