Davidson Black

Davidson Black
Davidson Black
Born(1884-07-25)July 25, 1884
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 15, 1934(1934-03-15) (aged 49)
NationalityCanadian
Known forHomo erectus pekinensis
AwardsDaniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1931)
Fellow of the Royal Society
Scientific career
Fieldspaleoanthropology

Davidson Black, FRS[1] (July 25, 1884 – March 15, 1934) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis (now Homo erectus pekinensis). He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was known as 步達生 (pinyin: Bù Dáshēng) in China.

  1. ^ s., G. E. (1934). "Davidson Black. 1884-1934". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 1 (3): 360–365. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1934.0021.