Henry Fairfield Osborn
American paleontologist and geologist
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Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. FRS was an American paleontologist, geologist and eugenics advocate. He was the president of the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years and a cofounder of the American Eugenics Society. Wikipedia
Born: August 8, 1857, Fairfield, CT
Died: November 6, 1935 (age 78 years), New York, NY
Education: Princeton University
Children: Henry Fairfield Osborn Jr.
Academic advisors: Edward Drinker Cope and Thomas Henry Huxley
Notable students: Lawrence Lambe, Richard Swann Lull, William King Gregory, and more
