Duane Gish
American biochemist and creationist (1921–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Duane Tolbert Gish (February 17, 1921 – March 5, 2013[1]) was an American biochemist and a prominent member of the creationist movement.[2] A young Earth creationist, Gish was a former vice-president of the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) and the author of numerous publications about creation science.
Duane Gish | |
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Born | Duane Tolbert Gish (1921-02-17)February 17, 1921 White City, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | 5 March 2013(2013-03-05) (aged 92) San Diego, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
Employer(s) | University of California, Berkeley Cornell University Institute for Creation Research |
Known for | Prominent public speaker on creationism |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Bronze Star Medal |
Gish was called "creationism's T. H. Huxley" for the way he "relished the confrontations" of formal debates with prominent evolutionary biologists, usually held on university campuses,[3] while abandoning formal debating principles. A creationist publication noted in his obituary that "it was perhaps his personal presentation that carried the day. In short, the audiences liked him."[4]