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Robert Broom
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South African doctor and paleontologist (1866–1951)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1866
- Died
- 1951
- Works
- 18
Top works
- Some new Karroo reptiles, with notes on a few others
- One of the earliest types of man
- On the anatomy of a four-winged chick
- Robert Broom, F.R.S.
- The early man of South Africa
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,865x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,817x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,427x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,851x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,286x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1866-11-30 ) 30 November 1866, Paisley, Renfrewshire , Scotland
- Died
- 6 April 1951 (1951-04-06) (aged 84), Pretoria , South Africa
- Education
- University of Glasgow
- Known for
- Identification of hominim fossils, The mammal-like reptiles of South Africa and the origin of mammals , The coming of man: was it accident or design? and other books
- Spouse
- Mary Baird Baillie
- Parents
- John Broom (father) Agnes Hunter Shearer (mother)
- Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society , Royal Medal (1928) , Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1946) , Wollaston Medal (1949)
- Institutions
- University of Stellenbosch , South African Museum , Cape Town
- Patrons
- Jan Smuts
- Author abbrev zoology
- Broom
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- 1866-11-30
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- 1951-04-06
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Robert Broom FRS FRSE (30 November 1866 – 6 April 1951) was a British-South African medical doctor and palaeontologist. He qualified as a medical practitioner in 1895 and received his DSc in 1905 from the University of Glasgow.
From 1903 to 1910, he was professor of zoology and geology at Victoria College, Stellenbosch, South Africa, and subsequently he became keeper of vertebrate palaeontology at the South African Museum, Cape Town.