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Robert Broom
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South African doctor and paleontologist (1866–1951)
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Robert Broom (1866–1951) was a South African paleontologist, university teacher, physician, and writer. Born in Paisley, he was educated at the University of Glasgow and held positions at Stellenbosch University, the Iziko South African Museum, and the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History. He died in Pretoria.
Broom was a member of the Royal Society and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He received the Royal Medal, the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal, and the Croonian Medal and Lecture. He is described as a Fellow of the Royal Society. His notable works include *One of the earliest types of man*, *On the anatomy of a four-winged chick*, *The early man of South Africa*, and *On the classification of the reptiles*. He wrote in English.
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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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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Paisley
- Place of death
- Pretoria
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Glasgow
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Wollaston Medal
- Field of work
- paleontology
- Image
- Robert Broom00.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1866-11-30
- date of death
- 1951-04-06
- Commons category
- Robert Broom
- author citation (zoology)
- Broom
- name in native language
- Robert Broom
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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