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Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald

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German paleontologist (1902-1982)

GermanyAcademicsLived 1902 to 1982 · aged 79
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Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald was a German-Dutch paleontologist and geologist who conducted research on hominins, including Homo erectus.

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1954gold medal

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Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald was a German-Dutch paleontologist and geologist who conducted research on hominins, including Homo erectus. His discoveries and studies of hominid fossils in Java and his studies of other important fossils of south-eastern Asia firmly established his reputation as one of the leading figures of 20th-century paleo-anthropology.

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Germany
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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1902 to 1982 · aged 79
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