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Earnest Hooton

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Gender Male
Death70 years ago
Date of birth November 20,1887
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Oshkosh
Wisconsin
United States
Date of died May 3,1954
DiedCambridge
Massachusetts
United States
SpouseMary Camp Hooton
ParentsMargaret Elizabeth Newton
William Hooton
Awards Viking Fund Medal
Known forRacial classification
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Date of Upd.
ID751849
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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."

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