Earnest Hooton

Earnest Hooton
Hooton
Born(1887-11-20)November 20, 1887
DiedMay 3, 1954(1954-05-03) (aged 66)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Known forRacial classification
AwardsViking Fund Medal (1947)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical anthropology
Doctoral studentsHarry L. Shapiro
Carleton S. Coon
Arthur R. Kelly
William W. Howells
Frederick S. Hulse
Alice M. Brues
Sherwood L. Washburn
Joseph Birdsell
William S. Laughlin[1]

Earnest Albert Hooton (November 20, 1887 – May 3, 1954) was an American physical anthropologist known for his work on racial classification and his popular writings such as the book Up From The Ape. Hooton sat on the Committee on the Negro, a group that "focused on the anatomy of blacks and reflected the racism of the time."[2]

  1. ^ Spencer, Frank (1997). History of Physical Anthropology. New York: Garland Pub. p. 500. ISBN 0-8153-0490-0.
  2. ^ "Eugenics and Physical Anthropology". American Anthropological Association. August 7, 2007. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007.