Decolonizing Science: The Search for Thales and Euclid (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781036442026)

David S. Jacobs is a recently retired evolutionary biologist and currently an Emeritus Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. Born in Kimberley, South Africa, in 1957, he was employed by UCT as a lecturer in 1994 after completing his PhD degree at the University of Hawai'i (1988 to 1993). He also has a BSc degree and a BSc Honours in Zoology, both from UCT. Whilst at UCT he held the research chair for Animal Evolution & Systematics for 10 years and taught evolutionary biology and the history and philosophy of science. He has published two books, several book chapters and more than 80 refereed scientific papers.