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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.
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.
André Leroi-Gourhan
André Leroi-Gourhan (August 25, 1911 – February 19, 1986) was a French archaeologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist, and anthropologist with an interest in technology and aesthetics ...
André Leroi-Gourhan (August 25, 1911 – February 19, 1986) was a French archaeologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist, and anthropologist with an interest in technology and aesthetics ...
Anne Dambricourt-Malassé
Dr Anne Dambricourt-Malassé (born 1959) is a paleoanthropologist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).
Dr Anne Dambricourt-Malassé (born 1959) is a paleoanthropologist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).
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...
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research
The Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research is part of the School of Geosciences in the Faculty of Science of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research is part of the School of Geosciences in the Faculty of Science of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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, ...
Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopşor
Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopşor or Nicolaescu-Plopşor (; April 20, 1900 – May 30, 1968) was a Romanian historian, archeologist, anthropologist and ethnographer, also known as a and folkor...
Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopşor or Nicolaescu-Plopşor (; April 20, 1900 – May 30, 1968) was a Romanian historian, archeologist, anthropologist and ethnographer, also known as a and folkor...
Davidson Black
Davidson Black, FRS (born July 25, 1884, Toronto, Ontario, Canada died March 15, 1934, Beijing, China) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis...
Davidson Black, FRS (born July 25, 1884, Toronto, Ontario, Canada died March 15, 1934, Beijing, China) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis...
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.
Eudald Carbonell
Eudald Carbonell i Roura is a Catalan Spanish archaeologist, anthropologist and paleonthologist.
Eudald Carbonell i Roura is a Catalan Spanish archaeologist, anthropologist and paleonthologist.
Eugène Dubois
Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois (28 January 1858 – 16 December 1940) was a Dutch paleoanthropologist and geologist.
Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois (28 January 1858 – 16 December 1940) was a Dutch paleoanthropologist and geologist.
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.
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.
Harold L. Dibble
Harold Lewis Dibble (born 26 July 1951, in Downey, California, U.S.) is an American Paleolithic archaeologist best known for his theory of lithic reduction and his methodological advancements in...
Harold Lewis Dibble (born 26 July 1951, in Downey, California, U.S.) is an American Paleolithic archaeologist best known for his theory of lithic reduction and his methodological advancements in...
Henric Sanielevici
Henric Sanielevici, was a Romanian journalist and literary critic, also remembered for his work in anthropology, ethnography, sociology and zoology.
Henric Sanielevici, was a Romanian journalist and literary critic, also remembered for his work in anthropology, ethnography, sociology and zoology.
Henry McHenry
Henry Malcolm McHenry (born May 19, 1944), PhD, is a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis, specializing in studies of human evolution, the origins of bipedality, and ...
Henry Malcolm McHenry (born May 19, 1944), PhD, is a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis, specializing in studies of human evolution, the origins of bipedality, and ...
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. Desmond Clark
John Desmond Clark (more commonly J. Desmond Clark, April 10, 1916 - February 14, 2002) was a British archaeologist noted particularly for his work on prehistoric Africa.
John Desmond Clark (more commonly J. Desmond Clark, April 10, 1916 - February 14, 2002) was a British archaeologist noted particularly for his work on prehistoric Africa.
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.
Jean-Jacques Hublin
Jean-Jacques Hublin (born 30 November 1953, in Mostaganem, former French Algeria) is a French Paleoanthropologist.
Jean-Jacques Hublin (born 30 November 1953, in Mostaganem, former French Algeria) is a French Paleoanthropologist.
Jeffrey H. Schwartz
Jeffrey Hugh Schwartz, PhD, (born March 6, 1948) is an American physical anthropologist and professor of biological anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pre...
Jeffrey Hugh Schwartz, PhD, (born March 6, 1948) is an American physical anthropologist and professor of biological anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pre...
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
Prof. Dr. Johann Carl Fuhlrott was born December 31, 1803 in Leinefelde, Germany, and died October 17, 1877 in Elberfeld, (Wuppertal).
Prof. Dr. Johann Carl Fuhlrott was born December 31, 1803 in Leinefelde, Germany, and died October 17, 1877 in Elberfeld, (Wuppertal).
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.
John Napier (primatologist)
John Russell Napier, MRCS, LRCP, D.Sc. was a British primatologist, paleoathropologist, and physician, who is notable for his work with Homo habilis and OH 7, as well as on human and primate...
John Russell Napier, MRCS, LRCP, D.Sc. was a British primatologist, paleoathropologist, and physician, who is notable for his work with Homo habilis and OH 7, as well as on human and primate...
Juan Luis Arsuaga
Juan Luis Arsuaga Ferreras (born 1954 in Madrid) obtained a master degree and a doctorate in Biological Sciences at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where he is professor in the Paleontolo...
Juan Luis Arsuaga Ferreras (born 1954 in Madrid) obtained a master degree and a doctorate in Biological Sciences at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where he is professor in the Paleontolo...
Kamoya Kimeu
Kamoya Kimeu, (born c. 1940) is one of the world's most successful fossil collectors who, together with paleontologists Meave Leakey and Richard Leakey, is responsible for some of the most signi...
Kamoya Kimeu, (born c. 1940) is one of the world's most successful fossil collectors who, together with paleontologists Meave Leakey and Richard Leakey, is responsible for some of the most signi...
Kenneth A. R. Kennedy
Kenneth Adrian Raine Kennedy (born June 26, 1930) is an anthropologist who studied at the University of California, Berkeley.
Kenneth Adrian Raine Kennedy (born June 26, 1930) is an anthropologist who studied at the University of California, Berkeley.
Kenneth Oakley
Kenneth Page Oakley (b. April 7, 1911 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire – d. November 2, 1981 in Amersham) was an English physical anthropologist, palaeontologist and geologist.
Kenneth Page Oakley (b. April 7, 1911 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire – d. November 2, 1981 in Amersham) was an English physical anthropologist, palaeontologist and geologist.
Lee Rogers Berger
Lee Rogers Berger (born December 22, 1965) is a paleoanthropologist, physical anthropologist and archeologist and is best known for his discovery of Australopithecus sediba and his work on '...
Lee Rogers Berger (born December 22, 1965) is a paleoanthropologist, physical anthropologist and archeologist and is best known for his discovery of Australopithecus sediba and his work on '...
Loren Eiseley
Loren Eiseley was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Loren Eiseley was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Louis Leakey
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (L.S.B. Leakey) (7 August 1903 – 1 October 1972) was a British archaeologist and naturalist whose work was important in establishing human evolutionary developm...
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (L.S.B. Leakey) (7 August 1903 – 1 October 1972) was a British archaeologist and naturalist whose work was important in establishing human evolutionary developm...
Louise Leakey
Louise Leakey (born 1972) is a Kenyan paleontologist.
Louise Leakey (born 1972) is a Kenyan paleontologist.
Martin Pickford
Martin Pickford is an English paleontologist born in Wiltshire in 1943, 4th child of Austin Joseph Pickford and Eleanor Margery Pickford née Holman.
Martin Pickford is an English paleontologist born in Wiltshire in 1943, 4th child of Austin Joseph Pickford and Eleanor Margery Pickford née Holman.
Mary Leakey
Mary Leakey was a British archaeologist and anthropologist, who discovered the first fossilized Proconsul skull, an extinct ape now believed to be ancestral to humans, and also discovered th...
Mary Leakey was a British archaeologist and anthropologist, who discovered the first fossilized Proconsul skull, an extinct ape now believed to be ancestral to humans, and also discovered th...
Maurice Taieb
Maurice Taieb, (born 1935) is a French geologist and paleoanthropologist who discovered the Hadar formation, recognised its potential importance to paleoanthropology and founded the Internation...
Maurice Taieb, (born 1935) is a French geologist and paleoanthropologist who discovered the Hadar formation, recognised its potential importance to paleoanthropology and founded the Internation...
Meave Leakey
Meave G. Leakey (born M. Epps on 28 July 1942 in London, England) is together with her husband Richard Leakey one of the most renowned contemporary paleontologists.
Meave G. Leakey (born M. Epps on 28 July 1942 in London, England) is together with her husband Richard Leakey one of the most renowned contemporary paleontologists.
Miklós Kretzoi
Miklós Kretzoi was a Hungarian geologist, paleontologist and paleoanthropologist and Széchenyi Prize winner.
Miklós Kretzoi was a Hungarian geologist, paleontologist and paleoanthropologist and Széchenyi Prize winner.
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...
Mirko Malez
Mirko Malez, PhD. Prof. (born November 5, 1924 in the village Ivanec, near Varaždin; died August 23, 1990.) in Zagreb, Croatia, was a prominent Croatian palaeontologist, speleologist, geo-scient...
Mirko Malez, PhD. Prof. (born November 5, 1924 in the village Ivanec, near Varaždin; died August 23, 1990.) in Zagreb, Croatia, was a prominent Croatian palaeontologist, speleologist, geo-scient...
Otto Schoetensack
Otto Schoetensack (; July 12, 1850 - December 23, 1912) was a German industrialist and later professor of anthropology.
Otto Schoetensack (; July 12, 1850 - December 23, 1912) was a German industrialist and later professor of anthropology.
Paleoanthropology
Paleoanthropology, which combines the disciplines of paleontology and physical anthropology, is the study of ancient humans as found in fossil hominid evidence such as petrifacted bones and foot...
Paleoanthropology, which combines the disciplines of paleontology and physical anthropology, is the study of ancient humans as found in fossil hominid evidence such as petrifacted bones and foot...
Paulette Steeves
Paulette Steeves born, on 25 November 1955, in Whitehorse, Yukon moved with her family a year later to British Columbia, Canada where she grew up among a traditional Salish community.
Paulette Steeves born, on 25 November 1955, in Whitehorse, Yukon moved with her family a year later to British Columbia, Canada where she grew up among a traditional Salish community.
Peter Hiscock
Peter Dixon Hiscock (born 27 March 1957) is a prominent Australian archaeologist.
Peter Dixon Hiscock (born 27 March 1957) is a prominent Australian archaeologist.
Philippe-Charles Schmerling
Philippe-Charles Schmerling is a Belgian prehistorian, pioneer in paleontology, paleoanthropology, paleopathology and geologist.
Philippe-Charles Schmerling is a Belgian prehistorian, pioneer in paleontology, paleoanthropology, paleopathology and geologist.
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.
Prudence Hero Napier
Prudence Hero Napier (1916 – 6, June 1997) was one of Britain's most eminent primatologists, and the world's leading expert on the taxonomy of primates.
Prudence Hero Napier (1916 – 6, June 1997) was one of Britain's most eminent primatologists, and the world's leading expert on the taxonomy of primates.
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 Klein (paleoanthropologist)
Richard G. Klein is a Professor of Biology and Anthropology at Stanford University.
Richard G. Klein is a Professor of Biology and Anthropology at Stanford University.
Richard Leakey
Richard Erskine Frere Leakey is a politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist.
Richard Erskine Frere Leakey is a politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist.
Robert Corruccini
Robert Spencer Corruccini is an American anthropologist, distinguished professor, Smithsonian Institution Research Fellow, Human Biology Council Fellow, and the 1994 Outstanding Scholar at South...
Robert Spencer Corruccini is an American anthropologist, distinguished professor, Smithsonian Institution Research Fellow, Human Biology Council Fellow, and the 1994 Outstanding Scholar at South...
Russell Ciochon
Russell Ciochon (born March 11, 1948) is an American paleoanthropologist.
Russell Ciochon (born March 11, 1948) is an American paleoanthropologist.
Russell Tuttle
Russell Howard Tuttle (born August 18, 1939) is a distinguished primate morphologist, and paleoanthropologist, known for coining the term "knuckle-walking" to describe primate gait.
Russell Howard Tuttle (born August 18, 1939) is a distinguished primate morphologist, and paleoanthropologist, known for coining the term "knuckle-walking" to describe primate gait.
Stanley Marion Garn
Stanley Marion Garn Ph.D. (Oct.
Stanley Marion Garn Ph.D. (Oct.
Teuku Jacob
Teuku Jacob (6 December 1929 – 17 October 2007) was an influential Indonesian paleoanthropologist.
Teuku Jacob (6 December 1929 – 17 October 2007) was an influential Indonesian paleoanthropologist.
Tim D. White
Tim D. White (born Timothy Douglas White; August 24, 1950 ) is an American Paleoanthropologist and Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Tim D. White (born Timothy Douglas White; August 24, 1950 ) is an American Paleoanthropologist and Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Valeri Pavlovich Alekseyev
Valeri Pavlovich Alekseyev was a Russian anthropologist, director of the Institute of Archaeology in Moscow and member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, exceptionally without having been a memb...
Valeri Pavlovich Alekseyev was a Russian anthropologist, director of the Institute of Archaeology in Moscow and member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, exceptionally without having been a memb...
Vincent Sarich
Vincent M. Sarich is a Professor Emeritus in anthropology at UC Berkeley.
Vincent M. Sarich is a Professor Emeritus in anthropology at UC Berkeley.
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.
Yohannes Haile-Selassie
Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie (b. Adigrat, Ethiopia, February 23, 1961) is an Ethiopian paleoanthropologist.
Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie (b. Adigrat, Ethiopia, February 23, 1961) is an Ethiopian paleoanthropologist.
Zeresenay Alemseged
Dr. Zeresenay Alemseged is an Ethiopian paleoanthropologist and Chair of the Anthropology Department] at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, USA. He is best known for his discov...
Dr. Zeresenay Alemseged is an Ethiopian paleoanthropologist and Chair of the Anthropology Department] at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, USA. He is best known for his discov...