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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instanceOf anatomist
anthropologist
human
associatedWith Sterkfontein fossil research community NERFINISHED
Taung, South Africa NERFINISHED
awardReceived Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal NERFINISHED
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
University of Queensland NERFINISHED
University of Sydney NERFINISHED
employer University of the Witwatersrand NERFINISHED
era 20th-century science
familyName Dart NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork anatomy
paleoanthropology
physical anthropology
fullName Raymond Arthur Dart NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Raymond NERFINISHED
hasNotableStudent Phillip V. Tobias NERFINISHED
influenced paleoanthropology in South Africa
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
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 NERFINISHED
Marjorie Frew Dart NERFINISHED
theory killer ape hypothesis NERFINISHED
workLocation Johannesburg, South Africa NERFINISHED

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