Paul T. Baker

Who is this?

Paul Thornell Baker (February 28, 1927 – November 29, 2007) was Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the Pennsylvania State University, and was “one of the most influential biological anthropologists of his generation, contributing substantially to the transformation of the field from a largely descriptive to a hypothesis-driven science in the latter half of the 20th century. He pioneered multidisciplinary field science, firmly established a place for biological anthropology and human population biology in national and international science, and trained a host of graduate students in good science, who, in turn, continued his commitment to collaborative research.”

Career

1. 1927
   Born
2. 1982
   Won Huxley Memorial Medal
3. 2007
   Passed away
4. Member of National Academy of Sciences
5. Won Guggenheim Fellowship

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Burlington
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: anthropologist