Sherwood Washburn
Sherwood Larned Washburn ((1911-11-26)November 26, 1911– April 16, 2000(2000-04-16)), nicknamed "Sherry", was an American physical anthropologist and pioneer in the field of primatology, opening it to the study of primates in their natural habitats. His research and influence in the comparative analysis of primate behaviors to theories of human origins established a new course of study within the field of human evolution.
| Sherwood L. Washburn | |
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| Born | (1911-11-26)November 26, 1911 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 16, 2000(2000-04-16) (aged 88) Berkeley, California |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Anthropology |
| Institutions | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Earnest A. Hooton |
| Doctoral students | Irven DeVore, F. Clark Howell, Vincent M. Sarich, Jane Lancaster, Ralph Holloway |
| Known for | Comparative approach to understanding human evolution, renaissance of behavioral primatology |
| Influences | W. T. Dempster, W. LeGros Clark, Alfred Romer |
| Notable awards | Viking Fund Medal, Huxley Memorial Medal and Lecture, Distinguished Service Award of the American Anthropological Association |
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Notes Designated by the AAPA as the premier American physical anthropologist of the twentieth century |
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