Raymond Dart

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Raymond Dart was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist best known for identifying the Taung Child fossil and proposing the species Australopithecus africanus, which significantly advanced understanding of human evolution.

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Raymond Dart canonical 6
Raymond Arthur Dart 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anatomist ⓘ
anthropologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Sterkfontein fossil research community ⓘ
linked to: Sterkfontein

Taung, South Africa ⓘ
awardReceived Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal ⓘ
Royal Society of South Africa Medal ⓘ
burialPlace Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
contributedTo acceptance of Africa as a cradle of humankind ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1893-02-04 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1988-11-22 ⓘ
discovered Taung Child ⓘ
educatedAt University College London ⓘ
University of Queensland ⓘ
University of Sydney ⓘ
employer University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
era 20th-century science ⓘ
familyName Dart ⓘ
fieldOfWork anatomy ⓘ
paleoanthropology ⓘ
physical anthropology ⓘ
fullName Raymond Arthur Dart ⓘ
linked to: Raymond Dart
gender male ⓘ
givenName Raymond ⓘ
hasNotableStudent Phillip V. Tobias ⓘ
influenced paleoanthropology in South Africa ⓘ
research on early hominins ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society of South Africa ⓘ
mentorOf Phillip V. Tobias ⓘ
nationality Australian ⓘ
notableFor early contributions to the study of human evolution ⓘ
identification of the Taung Child fossil ⓘ
proposal of the species Australopithecus africanus ⓘ
placeOfBirth Toowong, Queensland, Australia ⓘ
linked to: Toowong, Brisbane
placeOfDeath Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
positionHeld Professor of Anatomy at the University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
proposedTaxon Australopithecus africanus ⓘ
publication 1925 paper describing Australopithecus africanus ⓘ
residence Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
spouse Dora Tyree Dart ⓘ
Marjorie Frew Dart ⓘ
theory killer ape hypothesis ⓘ
workLocation Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taung Child → discoveredBy → Raymond Dart ⓘ
subject linked to: Taung, South Africa
Taung Child → discoveredBy → Raymond Dart ⓘ
Taung Child → describedBy → Raymond Dart ⓘ
Raymond Dart → fullName → Raymond Arthur Dart ⓘ
linked to: Raymond Dart
Robert Ardrey → influencedBy → Raymond Dart ⓘ