SettingsHuman evolution theorists
Adriaan Kortlandt
Prof. Dr. Adriaan Kortlandt (25 January 1918, Rotterdam - 18 October 2009, Amsterdam) was a Dutch ethologist.
Prof. Dr. Adriaan Kortlandt (25 January 1918, Rotterdam - 18 October 2009, Amsterdam) was a Dutch ethologist.
Alan Walker (anthropologist)
Alan Walker, is Evan Pugh Professor of Biological Anthropology and Biology at the Pennsylvania State University.
Alan Walker, is Evan Pugh Professor of Biological Anthropology and Biology at the Pennsylvania State University.
Alison Jolly
Alison Jolly (born 1937) is a primatologist, known for her studies of lemur biology.
Alison Jolly (born 1937) is a primatologist, known for her studies of lemur biology.
Allan Wilson
Allan Charles Wilson was a pioneer in the use of molecular approaches to understand evolutionary change and reconstruct phylogenies, and a contributor to the study of human evolution.
Allan Charles Wilson was a pioneer in the use of molecular approaches to understand evolutionary change and reconstruct phylogenies, and a contributor to the study of human evolution.
Arthur Keith
Sir Arthur Keith was a Scottish anatomist and anthropologist, who became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Hunterian Professor and conservator of the Hunterian Museum of t...
Sir Arthur Keith was a Scottish anatomist and anthropologist, who became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Hunterian Professor and conservator of the Hunterian Museum of t...
C. Loring Brace
C. Loring Brace (born 1930) is an anthropologist at the University of Michigan.
C. Loring Brace (born 1930) is an anthropologist at the University of Michigan.
Chris Stringer
Christopher Brian Stringer, better known as Chris Stringer, is a British anthropologist and one of the leading proponents of the recent single-origin hypothesis or "Out of Africa" theory, ...
Christopher Brian Stringer, better known as Chris Stringer, is a British anthropologist and one of the leading proponents of the recent single-origin hypothesis or "Out of Africa" theory, ...
Christopher Wills
Christopher J. Wills (born 1938) is Professor of Biology at UCSD.
Christopher J. Wills (born 1938) is Professor of Biology at UCSD.
Craig Stanford
Craig Stanford is Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences and Co-Director of the USC Jane Goodall Research Center at the University of Southern California.
Craig Stanford is Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences and Co-Director of the USC Jane Goodall Research Center at the University of Southern California.
Desmond Morris
Desmond John Morris, born 24 January 1928 in Purton, north Wiltshire, is a British zoologist and ethologist, as well as a popular anthropologist.
Desmond John Morris, born 24 January 1928 in Purton, north Wiltshire, is a British zoologist and ethologist, as well as a popular anthropologist.
E. O. Wilson
Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929) is an American biologist, researcher (sociobiology, biodiversity), theorist (consilience, biophilia), naturalist (conservationist) and author.
Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929) is an American biologist, researcher (sociobiology, biodiversity), theorist (consilience, biophilia), naturalist (conservationist) and author.
Elaine Morgan (writer)
Elaine Morgan OBE is a Welsh writer for television and also the author of several books on evolutionary anthropology, especially the aquatic ape hypothesis: The Descent of Woman, The Aquat...
Elaine Morgan OBE is a Welsh writer for television and also the author of several books on evolutionary anthropology, especially the aquatic ape hypothesis: The Descent of Woman, The Aquat...
Ellen Dissanayake
Ellen Dissanayake is an independent scholar whose work focuses on the anthropological exploration of art and culture.
Ellen Dissanayake is an independent scholar whose work focuses on the anthropological exploration of art and culture.
Erik Trinkaus
Erik Trinkaus, PhD, (December 24, 1948) is a prominent paleoanthropologist and expert on Neanderthal biology and human evolution.
Erik Trinkaus, PhD, (December 24, 1948) is a prominent paleoanthropologist and expert on Neanderthal biology and human evolution.
Francisco J. Ayala
Francisco José Ayala Pereda is a Spanish-American biologist and philosopher at the University of California, Irvine.
Francisco José Ayala Pereda is a Spanish-American biologist and philosopher at the University of California, Irvine.
Frans de Waal
Fransiscus Bernardus Maria (Frans) de Waal, PhD (born 29 October 1948, 's-Hertogenbosch), is a Dutch primatologist and ethologist.
Fransiscus Bernardus Maria (Frans) de Waal, PhD (born 29 October 1948, 's-Hertogenbosch), is a Dutch primatologist and ethologist.
Franz Weidenreich
Franz Weidenreich was a Jewish German anatomist and physical anthropologist who studied evolution.
Franz Weidenreich was a Jewish German anatomist and physical anthropologist who studied evolution.
Geoffrey Miller (evolutionary psychologist)
Geoffrey F. Miller (born 1965), Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico, is an American evolutionary psychologist.
Geoffrey F. Miller (born 1965), Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico, is an American evolutionary psychologist.
Geoffrey Miller (psychologist)
Geoffrey F. Miller (born 1965), Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico, is an American evolutionary psychologist.
Geoffrey F. Miller (born 1965), Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico, is an American evolutionary psychologist.
Gerard Verschuuren
Gerard M. (N.) Verschuuren (born 1946 in The Netherlands; nicknames Gerry and Geert) is a scientist, writer, speaker, and consultant, working at the interface of science, philosophy, and religion.
Gerard M. (N.) Verschuuren (born 1946 in The Netherlands; nicknames Gerry and Geert) is a scientist, writer, speaker, and consultant, working at the interface of science, philosophy, and religion.
Glynn Isaac
Glynn Llywelyn Isaac (November 19, 1937 – October 5, 1985) was a South African archaeologist who specialised in the very early prehistory of Africa.
Glynn Llywelyn Isaac (November 19, 1937 – October 5, 1985) was a South African archaeologist who specialised in the very early prehistory of Africa.
Hermann Behmel
Hermann Behmel (born June 28, 1939) is a German geologist, paleontologist and ecological activist.
Hermann Behmel (born June 28, 1939) is a German geologist, paleontologist and ecological activist.
Ian Tattersall
Ian Tattersall is a paleoanthropologist and a curator at the American Museum of Natural History.
Ian Tattersall is a paleoanthropologist and a curator at the American Museum of Natural History.
J. Philippe Rushton
Jean Philippe Rushton is a Canadian psychology professor at the University of Western Ontario who is most widely known for his work on racial group differences, such as research on race and inte...
Jean Philippe Rushton is a Canadian psychology professor at the University of Western Ontario who is most widely known for his work on racial group differences, such as research on race and inte...
Jared Diamond
Jared Mason Diamond is an American scientist and author best known for his popular science books The Third Chimpanzee, Guns, Germs, and Steel, and Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fai...
Jared Mason Diamond is an American scientist and author best known for his popular science books The Third Chimpanzee, Guns, Germs, and Steel, and Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fai...
Jean Piveteau
Jean Piveteau (23 September 1899 – 7 March 1991) was a distinguished French vertebrate paleontologist.
Jean Piveteau (23 September 1899 – 7 March 1991) was a distinguished French vertebrate paleontologist.
John D. Hawks
John Hawks is a professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
John Hawks is a professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Margo Wilson
Margo Wilson (1 October 1942 – 24 September 2009) was Professor of Psychology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Margo Wilson (1 October 1942 – 24 September 2009) was Professor of Psychology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Martin Daly
Martin Daly is a Professor of Psychology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and author of many influential papers on evolutionary psychology.
Martin Daly is a Professor of Psychology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and author of many influential papers on evolutionary psychology.
Matt Ridley
Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, FRSL, FMedSci, known as Matt Ridley is a former Chairman of Northern Rock, English journalist, author, biologist, and businessman.
Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, FRSL, FMedSci, known as Matt Ridley is a former Chairman of Northern Rock, English journalist, author, biologist, and businessman.
Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, FRSL, FMedSci, known as Matt Ridley, is a British scientist, journalist and author.
Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, FRSL, FMedSci, known as Matt Ridley, is a British scientist, journalist and author.
Milford H. Wolpoff
Milford H. Wolpoff (born 1942 to Ruth (Silver) and Ben Wolpoff, Chicago) is a paleoanthropologist, and since 1977, a professor of anthropology and adjunct associate research scientist, Museum of...
Milford H. Wolpoff (born 1942 to Ruth (Silver) and Ben Wolpoff, Chicago) is a paleoanthropologist, and since 1977, a professor of anthropology and adjunct associate research scientist, Museum of...
Nicholas Humphrey
Professor Nicholas Keynes Humphrey (born 1943) is an English psychologist, based in Cambridge, who is known for his work on the evolution of human intelligence and consciousness.
Professor Nicholas Keynes Humphrey (born 1943) is an English psychologist, based in Cambridge, who is known for his work on the evolution of human intelligence and consciousness.
Niles Eldredge
Niles Eldredge (born August 25, 1943) is an American paleontologist, who, along with Stephen Jay Gould, proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium in 1972.
Niles Eldredge (born August 25, 1943) is an American paleontologist, who, along with Stephen Jay Gould, proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium in 1972.
Paul M. Bingham
Paul Montgomery Bingham (born February 25, 1951) is an American molecular biologist and evolutionary biologist, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony B...
Paul Montgomery Bingham (born February 25, 1951) is an American molecular biologist and evolutionary biologist, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony B...
Paul Mellars
Sir Paul Anthony Mellars FBA (born 29 September 1939) is Professor of Pre-History and Human Evolution in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge.
Sir Paul Anthony Mellars FBA (born 29 September 1939) is Professor of Pre-History and Human Evolution in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge.
Phillip V. Tobias
Phillip Vallentine Tobias (born on 14 October 1925 in Durban, Natal) is a South African palaeoanthropologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Phillip Vallentine Tobias (born on 14 October 1925 in Durban, Natal) is a South African palaeoanthropologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Raymond Dart
Raymond Arthur Dart was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist, best known for his involvement in the 1924 discovery of the first fossil ever found of Australopithecus africanus, an exti...
Raymond Arthur Dart was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist, best known for his involvement in the 1924 discovery of the first fossil ever found of Australopithecus africanus, an exti...
Richard D. Alexander
Richard D. Alexander is an Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Curator of Insects at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Prof.
Richard D. Alexander is an Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Curator of Insects at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Prof.
Richard Leakey
Richard Erskine Frere Leakey is a politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist.
Richard Erskine Frere Leakey is a politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist.
Robert Ardrey
Robert Ardrey (b. October 16, 1908, Chicago, Illinois—d.
Robert Ardrey (b. October 16, 1908, Chicago, Illinois—d.
Robert Foley (academic)
Professor Robert Andrew Foley (born 1953) is Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies and Leverhulme Professor of Human Evolution at the University of Cambridge.
Professor Robert Andrew Foley (born 1953) is Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies and Leverhulme Professor of Human Evolution at the University of Cambridge.
Robert Trivers
Robert L. Trivers is an American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist, who is a Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.
Robert L. Trivers is an American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist, who is a Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.
Robin Dunbar
Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar is a British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist and a specialist in primate behaviour.
Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar is a British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist and a specialist in primate behaviour.
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Sarah Hrdy (née Blaffer; born July 11, 1946) is an American anthropologist and primatologist who has made several major contributions to evolutionary psychology and sociobiology.
Sarah Hrdy (née Blaffer; born July 11, 1946) is an American anthropologist and primatologist who has made several major contributions to evolutionary psychology and sociobiology.
Sarah Brosnan
Sarah Brosnan is a reseacher into the development of the cognitive processes that underlie cooperation and reciprocity.
Sarah Brosnan is a reseacher into the development of the cognitive processes that underlie cooperation and reciprocity.
Sherwood Washburn
Sherwood Larned Washburn, nicknamed "Sherry", was an American physical anthropologist and pioneer in the field of primatology, opening it to study of primates in their natural habitats.
Sherwood Larned Washburn, nicknamed "Sherry", was an American physical anthropologist and pioneer in the field of primatology, opening it to study of primates in their natural habitats.
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science.
Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science.
Steven Mithen
Steve Mithen is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading.
Steve Mithen is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading.
Wilfrid Le Gros Clark
Sir Wilfrid Edward Le Gros Clark (1895–1971) was a British anatomist surgeon, primatologist and palaeoanthropologist, today best remembered for his contribution to the study of human evolution.
Sir Wilfrid Edward Le Gros Clark (1895–1971) was a British anatomist surgeon, primatologist and palaeoanthropologist, today best remembered for his contribution to the study of human evolution.
William H. Calvin
William H. Calvin, Ph.D., (born 30 April 1939) is an American theoretical neurophysiologist and professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.
William H. Calvin, Ph.D., (born 30 April 1939) is an American theoretical neurophysiologist and professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.