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Earnest Hooton

Earnest Hooton

American anthropologist
Earnest Albert Hooton was an American physical anthropologist known for his work on racial classification and his popular writings such as the book Up From The Ape. Hooton sat on the Committee on the Negro, a group that "focused on the anatomy of... Wikipedia
Born: November 20, 1887, Oshkosh, WI
Died: May 3, 1954 (age 66 years), Cambridge, MA
Nationality: American
Spouse: Mary Camp Hooton (m. 1913–1954)