Sherwood Washburn.
American archaeologist, anthropologist, prehistorian and paleoanthropologist (1911–2000)
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About Sherwood Washburn
Sherwood Larned Washburn, nicknamed "Sherry", was an American physical anthropologist, and "a legend in the field." He was a pioneer in the field of primatology, opening it to the study of primates in their natural habitats. His research and influence in the comparative analysis of primate behaviors to theories of human origins established a new course of study within the field of human evolution. He changed the field of anthropology with the publication of his paper The New Physical Anthropology, in 1951, in which he argued, convincingly, that human variation was continuous, and could not be broken up into discontinuous races.
Everything about Sherwood Washburn →- Occupation
- archaeologist, anthropologist, prehistorian, paleoanthropologist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 26, 1911
- Died
- April 16, 2000