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Earnest Albert Hooton (November 20, 1887 – May 3, 1954) 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."
Forensic anthropology is the application of the anatomical science of anthropology and its various subfields, including forensic archaeology and forensic taphonomy, [1] in a legal setting. A forensic anthropologist can assist in the identification of deceased individuals whose remains are decomposed, burned, mutilated or otherwise ...
Between the years 1932 and 1936 a team of American academics from Harvard University, Massachusetts, led by Earnest Hooton [1] conducted a pioneering anthropological study of Ireland, north and south, which was called the Harvard Irish Mission. The Mission comprised three strands; social anthropology, physical anthropology and archaeology. The ...
The FBI’s forensic analysis and the New Mexico medical investigator’s report into the Oct. 21 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Alec Baldwin-starring movie ...
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Sherwood Larned Washburn (() November 26, 1911 – () April 16, 2000), nicknamed "Sherry", was an American physical anthropologist, and "a legend in the field." [1] He was pioneer in the field of primatology, opening it to the study of primates in their natural habitats.
The history of anthropometry includes its use as an early tool of anthropology, use for identification, use for the purposes of understanding human physical variation in paleoanthropology and in various attempts to correlate physical with racial and psychological traits.
May 3 – Earnest Hooton, writer on anthropology (b. 1887) May 15 – William March, fiction writer and marine (b. 1893) May 19 – Charles Ives, composer (b. 1874) May 22 – Chief Bender, Native American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics) (b. 1884) May 25 – Robert Capa, photojournalist (killed on location in Vietnam) (b. 1913 in Hungary)