Robert Broom
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Robert Broom was a Scottish-South African paleontologist renowned for his pioneering discoveries of early hominin fossils that significantly advanced understanding of human evolution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Broom canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish scientist
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South African scientist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ person ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Royal Medal of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1866-11-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Pretoria, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| contributedTo | acceptance of Australopithecines as human ancestors ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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South Africa ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1951-04-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Transvaal Museum, Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century science ⓘ |
| familyName | Broom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
paleoanthropology
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paleontology ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Broom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | medical degree ⓘ |
| influenced | understanding of human evolution in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries of early hominin fossils in South Africa
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research on mammal-like reptiles (therapsids) ⓘ supporting the significance of Raymond Dart’s Taung Child discovery ⓘ work on Australopithecus fossils ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped establish Africa as a key region for early hominin evolution ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering discoveries of early hominin fossils in South Africa ⓘ |
| notableWork |
description of Australopithecus africanus fossils from Sterkfontein
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description of Paranthropus robustus from Kromdraai ⓘ studies of South African fossil hominins ⓘ |
| occupation |
medical doctor
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paleoanthropologist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ |
| residence | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
Australopithecus africanus
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Paranthropus robustus NERFINISHED ⓘ therapsids ⓘ |
| supportedBy | fossil evidence from South African cave sites ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kromdraai, South Africa
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South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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