Earnest Hooton
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 70 years ago |
Date of birth | November 20,1887 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Oshkosh |
Wisconsin | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 3,1954 |
Died | Cambridge |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Spouse | Mary Camp Hooton |
Parents | Margaret Elizabeth Newton |
William Hooton | |
Awards | Viking Fund Medal |
Known for | Racial classification |
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ID | 751849 |
Earnest Hooton Life story
Earnest Albert Hooton was an American physical anthropologist known for his work on racial classification and his popular writings such as the book Up From The Ape. Hooton sat on the Committee on the Negro, a group that "focused on the anatomy of blacks and reflected the racism of the time."