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James Spuhler
James Spuhler | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Norman Spuhler March 1, 1917 Tucumcari, New Mexico, US |
| Died | September 2, 1992 (aged 75) Santa Fe, New Mexico, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of New Mexico Harvard University |
| Spouse |
Helen McKaig (m. 1946–1992) |
| Children | Derek Drake |
| Awards | NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing (1990) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biological anthropology Genetic anthropology |
| Institutions | Ohio State University University of Michigan University of New Mexico |
| Thesis | Some Procedures in Human Genetics: A methodological study (1946) |
| Doctoral advisor | Earnest Hooton |
James Norman Spuhler (March 1, 1917 – September 2, 1992)[1] was an American biological anthropologist who has been described as "the founder of anthropological genetics".[2] He taught at the University of New Mexico from 1967 to 1984, where his research focused on human genetics.[3] In 1990, he received the NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing.[2] He died of cancer at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on September 2, 1992.[1]
- ^ a b "Death Notices". Anthropology News. 34 (1): 4–5. January 1993. doi:10.1111/an.1993.34.1.4.
- ^ a b Lasker, G. W. (August 1994). "Place of James Norman Spuhler in the development of anthropological genetics". Human Biology. 66 (4): 553–566. ISSN 0018-7143. PMID 8088749.
- ^ "James N. Spuhler". The Tony Hillerman Portal. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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