Mayr bashing

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Bill Shear wrote :

> Mayr's contributions to evolutionary biology and to the history of biology
> need no defense.  They will remain standard works when Croizat is a mere
> footnote.
>
> Does that qualify as a flame, or just a smoldering ember?

IMHO, you are eligible for a flame.

But, History teaches us that fair acknowledgement of one's genuine
contribution often waits a few generations.

Martin