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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Raymond Dart canonical 6
Raymond Arthur Dart 1

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instanceOf anatomist
anthropologist
human
associatedWith Sterkfontein fossil research community
linked to: Sterkfontein

Taung, South Africa
awardReceived Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal
Royal Society of South Africa Medal
burialPlace Johannesburg, South Africa
contributedTo acceptance of Africa as a cradle of humankind
countryOfCitizenship Australia
dateOfBirth 1893-02-04
dateOfDeath 1988-11-22
discovered Taung Child
educatedAt University College London
University of Queensland
University of Sydney
employer University of the Witwatersrand
era 20th-century science
familyName Dart
fieldOfWork anatomy
paleoanthropology
physical anthropology
fullName Raymond Arthur Dart
linked to: Raymond Dart
gender male
givenName Raymond
hasNotableStudent Phillip V. Tobias
influenced paleoanthropology in South Africa
research on early hominins
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society of South Africa
mentorOf Phillip V. Tobias
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
linked to: Toowong, Brisbane
placeOfDeath Johannesburg, South Africa
positionHeld Professor of Anatomy at the University of the Witwatersrand
proposedTaxon Australopithecus africanus
publication 1925 paper describing Australopithecus africanus
residence Johannesburg, South Africa
spouse Dora Tyree Dart
Marjorie Frew Dart
theory killer ape hypothesis
workLocation Johannesburg, South Africa

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Taung Child discoveredBy Raymond Dart
subject linked to: Taung, South Africa
Taung Child discoveredBy Raymond Dart
Taung Child describedBy Raymond Dart
Raymond Dart fullName Raymond Arthur Dart
linked to: Raymond Dart
Robert Ardrey influencedBy Raymond Dart