Phillip Tobias

Phillip Tobias FRS
Phillip Vallentine Tobias
Born	Phillip Vallentine Tobias (1925-10-14)14 October 1925 Durban, Natal, South Africa
Died	7 June 2012(2012-06-07) (aged 86) Johannesburg, South Africa
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]