Davidson Black

Davidson Black
Davidson Black
Born	(1884-07-25)July 25, 1884 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 15, 1934(1934-03-15) (aged 49) Beijing, China
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	Homo erectus pekinensis
Awards	Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1931) Fellow of the Royal Society
Scientific career
Fields	paleoanthropology

Davidson Black, FRS^[1] (July 25, 1884 – March 15, 1934) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis (now Homo erectus pekinensis). He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was known as 步達生 (pinyin: Bù Dáshēng) in China.