James W. Valentine

James W. Valentine (b. 11 November 1926) is an American evolutionary biologist and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. 
He was born in Los Angeles, California and educated at Phillips University, (B.A., 1951) and
the University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1954, Ph.D., 1958). He married Diane Mondragon in 1987
and had 3 children. 
Valentine has been a member of the American Philosophical Society since 2009.
He has published widely and -- in addition to peer-reviewed publications -- has written several books, including: