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Clinton Richard Dawkins -LRB- born 26 March 1941 -RRB- is an English ethologist , evolutionary biologist and author .. ethologist. ethology. evolutionary biologist. evolutionary biology. author. author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College , Oxford , and was the University of Oxford 's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008 .. emeritus fellow. Oxford fellow. University of Oxford. University of Oxford. Professor for Public Understanding of Science. Simonyi Professorship for the Public Understanding of Science. Dawkins first came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene , which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term meme .. meme. meme. The Selfish Gene. The Selfish Gene. gene-centred view of evolution. gene-centred view of evolution. With his book The Extended Phenotype -LRB- 1982 -RRB- , he introduced into evolutionary biology the influential concept that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism 's body , but can stretch far into the environment .. The Extended Phenotype. The Extended Phenotype. evolutionary biology. evolutionary biology. phenotypic. phenotype. In 2006 , he founded the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science .. Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. Dawkins is an atheist , and is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design .. atheist. atheist. creationism. creationism. intelligent design. intelligent design. In The Blind Watchmaker -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , he argues against the watchmaker analogy , an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms .. The Blind Watchmaker. The Blind Watchmaker. watchmaker analogy. watchmaker analogy. supernatural creator. God. Instead , he describes evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker in that reproduction , mutation , and selection are unguided by any designer .. In The God Delusion -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that religious faith is a delusion .. supernatural creator. God. The God Delusion. The God Delusion. delusion. delusion. He opposes the teaching of creationism in schools .. creationism. creationism. teaching of creationism in schools. Creation and evolution in public education. Dawkins has been awarded many prestigious academic and writing awards and he makes regular television , radio and Internet appearances , predominantly discussing his books , his atheism , and his ideas and opinions as a public intellectual .. public intellectual. public intellectual