Question: Facts: - death place: oxford , oxfordshire , england - signature: george j. romanes.jpg - known for: comparative psychology - caption: george romanes , by elliott & fry . - influences: charles darwin - death date: 23 may 1894 - field: evolutionary biology physiology - birth date: 20 may 1848 - name: george romanes - citizenship: british - image: george john romanes , photograph by elliott & fry.jpg - birth place: kingston , ontario , canada Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george romanes .
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george john romanes frs -lrb- 20 may 1848 -- 23 may 1894 -rrb- was a canadian-born english evolutionary biologist and physiologist who laid the foundation of what he called comparative psychology , postulating a similarity of cognitive processes and mechanisms between humans and other animals .he was the youngest of charles darwin 's academic friends , and his views on evolution are historically important .he invented the term neo-darwinism , which is still often used today to indicate an updated form of darwinism .romanes ' early death was a loss to the cause of evolutionary biology in britain .within six years mendel 's work was rediscovered , and a whole new agenda opened up for debate .