Phillip Tobias
Phillip Tobias · Philosophy & Social Sciences
South African paleoanthropologist known for human evolution research at Sterkfontein
1925, Durban, South Africa — 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Tobias was a South African paleoanthropologist whose decades of research at the Sterkfontein caves and his co-description of Homo habilis reshaped understanding of human evolution. Born into a South African Jewish family, he spent his career at the University of the Witwatersrand and was also an outspoken opponent of apartheid. He is regarded as one of the leading figures in the study of early hominins.
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South African paleoanthropologist known for human evolution research at Sterkfontein
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Anthropology
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