C. Loring Brace

C. Loring Brace
Born(1930-12-19)December 19, 1930
DiedSeptember 7, 2019(2019-09-07) (aged 88)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Alma materHarvard University
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical Anthropology
Paleoanthropology
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Thesis Physique, Physiology and Behavior: An Attempt to Analyse a Part of their Roles in the Canine Biogram.  (1961)
Doctoral advisorWilliam W. Howells

Charles Loring Brace IV (December 19, 1930 – September 7, 2019)[1] was an American anthropologist, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan's Department of Anthropology and Curator Emeritus at the University's Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. He considered the attempt "to introduce a Darwinian outlook into biological anthropology" to be his greatest contribution to the field of anthropology.[2][3]

  1. ^ Dean Falk, Noriko Seguchi (2006). "Professor C. Loring Brace: Bringing Physical Anthropology ("Kicking and Screaming") Into the 21st Century!". Michigan Discussions in Anthropology. hdl:2027/spo.0522508.0016.108.
  2. ^ Minnesota State University. "Brace, C. Loring". E-Museum. Archived from the original on 2006-08-31.
  3. ^ "Anthropology Professor, C. Loring Brace, passed away on September 7, 2019". University of Michigan. Retrieved 29 February 2020.