Francis Clark Howell

Francis Clark Howell
Born(1925-11-27)November 27, 1925
DiedMarch 10, 2007(2007-03-10) (aged 81)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesF. Clark Howell
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known forhuman evolutionary development in Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Spain)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical Anthropology, Archeology, Paleontology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
University of California at Berkeley

Francis Clark Howell (November 27, 1925 – March 10, 2007), generally known as F. Clark Howell, was an American anthropologist.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, F. Clark Howell grew up in Kansas, where he became interested in natural history. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946 in the Pacific Theater. Howell was educated at the University of Chicago, where he received his Ph.B., A.M. and Ph.D. degrees under the tutelage of Sherwood L. Washburn.

Dr. Howell died of metastatic lung cancer on March 10, 2007, at age 81 at his home in Berkeley, California.