Raymond Dart
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Raymond Dart was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist best known for identifying the Taung Child fossil and proposing the species Australopithecus africanus, which significantly advanced understanding of human evolution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raymond Dart canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anatomist
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anthropologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sterkfontein fossil research community
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Taung, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal
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Royal Society of South Africa Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Johannesburg, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | acceptance of Africa as a cradle of humankind ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-02-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-11-22 ⓘ |
| discovered | Taung Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University College London
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University of Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of the Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century science ⓘ |
| familyName | Dart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anatomy
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paleoanthropology ⓘ physical anthropology ⓘ |
| fullName | Raymond Arthur Dart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudent | Phillip V. Tobias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
paleoanthropology in South Africa
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research on early hominins ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Phillip V. Tobias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early contributions to the study of human evolution
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identification of the Taung Child fossil ⓘ proposal of the species Australopithecus africanus ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Toowong, Queensland, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Johannesburg, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Anatomy at the University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ |
| proposedTaxon | Australopithecus africanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publication | 1925 paper describing Australopithecus africanus ⓘ |
| residence | Johannesburg, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dora Tyree Dart
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Marjorie Frew Dart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theory | killer ape hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Johannesburg, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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