Bill Hill (geneticist)

Bill Hill
OBE FRS FRSE
Born
William George Hill

(1940-08-07)7 August 1940
Died17 December 2021(2021-12-17) (aged 81)
EducationSt Albans School
Alma materWye College (BSc)
University of California, Davis (MSc)
University of Edinburgh (PhD)
Awards2019 Mendel Medal from the Genetics Society
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
ThesisStudies on artificial selection (1965)
Doctoral advisorAlan Robertson
Doctoral students
Websitewww.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/william-g-hill(aadaaf9c-71b6-41e0-a64b-97fcc0e4ba92).html

William George Hill (7 August 1940 – 17 December 2021) was an English geneticist and statistician. He was a professor at University of Edinburgh. He is credited as co-discoverer of the Hill–Robertson effect with his doctoral advisor, Alan Robertson.

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