William Curtis Farabee
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William Curtis Farabee (1865–1925), the second individual to obtain a doctorate in physical anthropology from Harvard University, engaged in a wide range of anthropological work during his time as a professor at Harvard and then as a researcher at the University Museum, Philadelphia, but is best known for his work in human genetics and his ethnographic and geographic work in South America.
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William Curtis Farabee | |
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Born | (1865-02-07)February 7, 1865 Washington County, Pennsylvania |
Died | June 25, 1925(1925-06-25) (aged 60) Washington, Pennsylvania |
Education | California State Normal School, Waynesburg College, Harvard University |
Known for | Demonstrating Mendelian inheritance in humans; Indian Tribes of Eastern Peru |
Spouse |
Sylvia Manilla Holdren
(m. 1897) |
Awards | Honorary faculty member, University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Philosophical Society |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical anthropology, human genetics |
Thesis | Heredity and Sexual Influences In Meristic Variation: A Study of Digital Malformations in Man |
Doctoral advisor | William E. Castle |
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