“Who is Richard Dawkins?”
He is Barack Obama’s older, whiter half brother.
Biography
His father (Barack Sr.) moved to Kenya from England during the Second World War to join the Allied Forces
Richard Dawkins was born in Nairobi in 1941
His family returned to England in 1949
Studied at Oxford University and graduated in 1962
Remained at Oxford to work for his doctorate with ethologist Niko Tinbergen
Assistant Professor of Zoology at the University of California at Berkeley 1967-1969
Lecturer in Zoology at Oxford University and a Fellow of New College from 1970
Published his first book, The Selfish Gene in 1976
Holder of the newly endowed Charles Simonyi Chair of Public Understanding of Science 1995
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1997
Richard Dawkins is married to actress and artist Lalla (of Dr. Who fame) Ward. She has illustrated two of his books, River out of Eden, and Climbing Mount Improbable.
Say what you will, that’s an impressive resume.