Harry Rimmer (1890–1952) was an American evangelist and creationist. He is most prominent as a defender of creationism in the United States, a fundamentalist leader and writer of anti-evolution publications.[1]
He was the founder and President of the Science Research Bureau, Incorporated, a corporation set in Los Angeles, California, whose purpose he established was to prove the veracity of the Bible through studies of biology, paleontology, and anthropology.[2] He later became a field secretary of the World Christian Fundamentals Association in the 1920s.[3] He said to be a fellow member of the American Geographical Society.[4]
- ^ Schultz, Roger (August 1, 1989). "All Things Made New: The Evolving Fundamentalism of Harry Rimmer, 1890-1952". Faculty Dissertations. Liberty University.
- ^ Ronald L. Numbers (1993), "The Creationists", University of California Press, p. 62
- ^ George E. Webb (2002), "The Evolution Controversy in America", p. 66
- ^ Science Service (1935), Science News Letter, Volumes 27-28, p. 247