Neil Allison Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist known best for his textbook, Biology, first published in 1987 and repeatedly through many subsequent editions.
The title is popular worldwide and has been used by over 700,000 students in both high school and college-level classes.
He conducted research on how certain plants would adjust in environments with different salinity, temperature, and pH.
[3] Campbell died on 21 October 2004 of heart failure just after the manuscript for the seventh international edition of Biology was completed.
[4] The Neil Allison Campbell Endowed Research Award was created at UC Riverside to honor his memory.