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Ilkka Hanski
Finnish ecologist and evolutionary biologist (1953–2016).
Born February 14th, 1953 in Lempäälä.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 63 years old in Helsinki (cancer). [ref]
Occupations
ecologist, zoologist
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