Phillip Tobias | |
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Born | Phillip Vallentine Tobias 14 October 1925 |
Died | 7 June 2012 | (aged 86)
Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | University of Witwatersrand |
Known for | Paleoanthropological and evolutionary work |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anthropology |
Thesis | Chromosomes, Sex Cells, and Evolution in the Gerbil (1953) |
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Phillip Vallentine Tobias FRS (14 October 1925 – 7 June 2012)[1] was a South African palaeoanthropologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He was best known for his work at South Africa's hominid fossil sites.[2] He was also an activist for the eradication of apartheid and gave numerous anti-apartheid speeches at protest rallies and also to academic audiences.[3]