William W. Howells

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William W. Howells was a prominent American physical anthropologist known for his influential work on human evolution, cranial variation, and the biological diversity of human populations.

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instanceOf American ⓘ
academic ⓘ
anthropologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
physical anthropologist ⓘ
approach comparative study of global human populations ⓘ
statistical analysis of morphological traits ⓘ
contributedTo development of quantitative approaches in anthropology ⓘ
understanding of human biological diversity ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
describedAs influential scholar of human evolution ⓘ
prominent American physical anthropologist ⓘ
discipline biological anthropology ⓘ
evolutionary anthropology ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard University ⓘ
employer Harvard University ⓘ
familyName Howells ⓘ
fieldOfWork cranial variation ⓘ
human biological diversity ⓘ
human evolution ⓘ
physical anthropology ⓘ
genre scientific literature ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
influenced later research on human population structure ⓘ
quantitative methods in physical anthropology ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Association of Physical Anthropologists ⓘ
name William W. Howells ⓘ
notableFor analysis of worldwide human cranial series ⓘ
research on human evolution ⓘ
studies of human cranial measurements ⓘ
notableWork Cranial Variation in Man ⓘ
Getting Here: The Story of Human Evolution ⓘ
Mankind in the Making ⓘ
occupation anthropologist ⓘ
professor ⓘ
researchFocus geographic variation in human morphology ⓘ
metric analysis of human skulls ⓘ
population history of modern humans ⓘ
studied human skeletal remains ⓘ
worldwide human cranial collections ⓘ
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ

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Cranial Variation in Man → author → William W. Howells ⓘ
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