Neil Campbell
Neil Allison Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist best known for his textbook, Campbell Biology, first published in 1987. The textbook was significantly updated in subsequent editions by American biologists Jane Reece and Lisa Urry, being used by over 700,000 students in both high school and college-level classes.
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Neil Campbell
- Name
- Neil Allison Campbell
- Born
- 17 April 1946
- Birthplace
- Culver City, California
- Died
- 21 October 2004
- Place of death
- Redlands, California
- Education
- California State University, Long Beach University of California, Los Angeles (M.S) University of California, Riverside (Ph.D.)
- Known for
- Studying desert and coastal plants
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- university teacher · writer · botanist · zoologist · biologist
- Fields
- biology
- Languages
- English
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Neil Allison Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist best known for his textbook, Campbell Biology, first published in 1987. The textbook was significantly updated in subsequent editions by American biologists Jane Reece and Lisa Urry, being used by over 700,000 students in both high school and college-level classes.
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Biography
Biography
Neil Campbell studied at California State University, Long Beach, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Riverside. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is biology. Employment is recorded with Cornell University and University of California, Riverside.
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Key facts
• Name — Neil Allison Campbell • Born — 17 April 1946 • Birthplace — Culver City, California • Died — 21 October 2004 • Place of death — Redlands, California • Fields — Biology • Workplaces — Cornell University Pomona College University of California, Riverside San Bernardino Valley College • Education — California State University, Long Beach University of California, Los Angeles (M.S) University of California, Riverside (Ph.D.) • Known for — Studying desert and coastal plants
Education
Education
Campbell earned his M.S. in zoology from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California, Riverside. He taught collegiate classes for over 30 years at Cornell University, Pomona College, University of California, Riverside, and San Bernardino Valley College.
Work
Work
Campbell received multiple awards: the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of California, Riverside in 2001 and the first ever Outstanding Professor Award from San Bernardino Valley College in 1986. Campbell was also a researcher who studied desert and coastal plants. He conducted research on how certain plants would adjust in environments with different salinity, temperature, and pH. In addition, he conducted studies on the Mimosa plant and other legumes.
Death
Death
Campbell died on 21 October 2004 of heart failure just after the manuscript for the seventh international edition of Biology was completed. The Neil Allison Campbell Endowed Research Award was created at UC Riverside to honor his memory.
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Neil Campbell was born at Culver City.
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Neil Campbell died at Redlands.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Institutional cataloguing adds that neil Campbell is recorded with the occupation university teacher. It is also recorded that neil Campbell is recorded with the occupation writer. Institutional cataloguing adds that neil Campbell is recorded with the occupation botanist. Recorded with the occupation zoologist. Institutional cataloguing adds that neil Campbell is recorded with the occupation biologist. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Institutional cataloguing adds that neil Campbell is recorded with the gender male. Born on 17 April 1946. It is also recorded that neil Campbell died on 21 October 2004.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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