Editing E. O. Wilson (section)

=== Education ===

Wilson said he went to 15 or 16 schools during 11 years of schooling.<ref name="last"/> He was concerned that he might not be able to afford to go to a university, and he tried to enlist in the United States Army, intending to earn U.S. government financial support for his education. He failed the Army medical examination due to his impaired eyesight,<ref name="Wilson-2006"/> but was able to afford to enroll in the [[University of Alabama]], where he earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] in 1949 and [[Master of Science]] in biology in 1950. The next year, Wilson transferred to [[Harvard University]].<ref name="Wilson-2006"/> 
 
Appointed to the [[Harvard Society of Fellows]], he traveled on overseas expeditions, collecting ant species from Cuba and Mexico and traveling the South Pacific, including Australia, New Guinea, Fiji, and New Caledonia, as well as to Sri Lanka. In 1955, he received his Ph.D. and married Irene Kelley.<ref name="Academy of Achievement">{{cite web |title=Edward O. Wilson biography and interview |website=achievement.org |publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]] |url=https://www.achievement.org/achiever/edward-o-wilson-ph-d/#interview}}</ref><ref name="contempauthors">{{cite book |editor1-last=Fuller |editor1-first=Amy Elisabeth |year=2011 |chapter=Edward O. Wilson |title=Contemporary Authors |title-link=Contemporary Authors |volume=211 |pages=[[iarchive:contemporaryauth0211unse/page/432/mode/1up|432–437]] |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |isbn=978-1-4144-6167-0 |oclc=755975998 |issn=0275-7176 |chapter-url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/wilson-edward-o-1929-edward-osborne-wilson}}</ref>

In ''[[Letters to a Young Scientist]]'', Wilson stated his [[Intelligence quotient|IQ]] was measured as 123.<ref>''[[Letters to a Young Scientist]]'', Chapter 6. "I personally made do with an underwhelming 123."</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://fs.blog/e-o-wilson-how-science-works/ | title=E.O. Wilson on Becoming a Great Scientist | date=December 17, 2015 }}</ref>