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Sir Arthur Keith | |
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![]() Arthur Keith | |
Born | |
Died | 7 January 1955 | (aged 88)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Known for | Group selection |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Scientific career | |
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Sir Arthur Keith FRS[1] FRAI (5 February 1866 – 7 January 1955) was a British anatomist and anthropologist, and a proponent of scientific racism. He was a fellow and later the Hunterian Professor and conservator of the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.[2][3] He was a strong proponent of the Piltdown Man, but conceded it to be a forgery shortly before his death.[4]
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