Franz Weidenreich
Franz Weidenreich · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Anatomist and paleoanthropologist known for his study of Peking Man
1873, Edenkoben, Germany — 1948, New York City, United States
Germany · China · United States
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Franz Weidenreich was an anatomist and paleoanthropologist who, after the original Peking Man fossils were lost in World War II, produced the detailed casts, measurements and monographs that preserved the scientific record of Homo erectus in China. His comparative work shaped debates on human evolution. Jewish, he fled Nazi Germany and worked in Beijing before settling in New York.
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Anatomist and paleoanthropologist known for his study of Peking Man
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