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Arthur Keith

British anatomist and anthropologist (1866-1955) · Academics · Died at 88

Sir Arthur Keith was a British anatomist and anthropologist, and a proponent of scientific racism. He was a fellow and later the Hunterian Professor and conservator of the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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Fellow of the Royal Society
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Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

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He was a strong proponent of the Piltdown Man, but conceded it to be a forgery shortly before his death.

Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1866 to 1955 · aged 88