| James W. Valentine | |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Fields: | Evolutionary biology |
| Workplaces: | University of Missouri, University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Berkeley |
| Education: | Phillips University, University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D., 1958) |
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| Known For: | Evolution (1977), with Theodosius Dobzhansky, G. Ledyard Stebbins and Francisco J. Ayala |
| Awards: | Fulbright scholar, Australia, Guggenheim fellow, National Academy of Sciences |
| Spouse: | Diane Mondragon |
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| Children: | 3 |
James William Valentine (November 10, 1926 – April 7, 2023) was an American evolutionary biologist, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and curator at the University of California Museum of Paleontology.[1] [2]
Valentine was born in Los Angeles, California on November 10, 1926. He was educated at Phillips University, (B.A., 1951) and the University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1954, Ph.D., 1958). Valentine married Diane Mondragon in 1987 and had 3 children.[3] He died in Walnut Creek, California, on April 7, 2023, at the age of 96.[4]
Valentine published widely, and in addition to peer-reviewed publications wrote several books: