John Talbot Robinson
(1923–2001) South African zoologist and co-discoverer of Australopithecus africanus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people with this name, see John Robinson (disambiguation).
John Talbot Robinson FRSSAf (10 January 1923 – 12 October 2001) was a distinguished South African hominin paleontologist. His most famous discovery (with Robert Broom) was the nearly complete fossil skull of the hominin species Australopithecus africanus, known as Mrs. Ples.
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John Talbot Robinson | |
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Born | (1923-01-10)10 January 1923 |
Died | 12 October 2001(2001-10-12) (aged 78) |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Spouse | Sybil Clara Frances Robinson (née Dee) |
Children | Richard John Robinson Peter Francis Robinson |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Hominin paleontologist |
Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Thesis | The Dentition of the Australopithecinae (1955) |
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