About William White Howells
Lived 1908 – 2005 (aged 97). William White Howells was an American anthropologist and paleoanthropologist.
Honors Howells was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and won many notable awards. He received the Viking Fund Medal in 1954; the Distinguished Service Award of the American Anthropological Association in 1978 and was honored by that association again in 1993 with the establishment of the William W. Howells Book Prize. In 1992 he won the Charles Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.
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Who was William White Howells?
American anthropologist (1908-2005)
When was William White Howells born?
William White Howells was born on 27 November 1908 in New York City.
When did William White Howells die?
William White Howells died on 20 December 2005 in Kittery Point.
What was William White Howells's occupation?
William White Howells was an anthropologist and paleoanthropologist.
What nationality was William White Howells?
William White Howells was American.
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