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Gen Suwa

Japanese paleoanthropologist · Japan · On the map · Academics · Born 1954 · age 72

Gen Suwa is a Japanese paleoanthropologist. He is known for his contributions to the understanding of the evolution of early hominids, including the discovery of a tooth from a hominid that was more than one million years older than the oldest previously known hominid.

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Awards

Duke of Edinburgh Prize2018
Asahi Prize2009

About this person

The discovery changed scientific opinion regarding the ancestral splits between humans, chimps and gorillas.

Country
Japan
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1954 · age 72