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Francis Clark Howell | |
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| Born | November 27, 1925 |
| Died | March 10, 2007 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | F. Clark Howell |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | human evolutionary development in Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Spain) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical Anthropology, Archeology, Paleontology |
| Institutions | University of Chicago University of California at Berkeley |
Francis Clark Howell (November 27, 1925 – March 10, 2007), generally known as F. Clark Howell, was an American anthropologist.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, F. Clark Howell grew up in Kansas, where he became interested in natural history. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946 in the Pacific Theater. Howell was educated at the University of Chicago, where he received his Ph.B., A.M. and Ph.D. degrees under the tutelage of Sherwood L. Washburn.
Dr. Howell died of metastatic lung cancer on March 10, 2007, at age 81 at his home in Berkeley, California.