Thomas Hunt Morgan

Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866-1945) was an American zoologist and geneticist renowned for his pioneering work with the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, establishing the chromosome theory of heredity and demonstrating that genes are linked on chromosomes. His research in the 'Fly Room' at Columbia University laid the foundation for modern genetics, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933. Morgan also contributed significantly to embryology and evolutionary biology throughout his career.