J. Franklin Ewing

J. Franklin Ewing (October 14, 1905 - May 21, 1968) was an American Catholic priest and anthropologist and director of research services at Fordham University.

Ewing accepted the science of evolution but argued that God had a direct and primary role in the process.[1][2] Ewing was co-director of an archeological excavation at Ksar Akil in 1948 that unearthed a cranium from a 20,000 year old child that he named "Egbert".[3]

Ewing became a faculty member at Fordham in 1949 as assistant professor of anthropology.[1]

  1. ^ a b (21 May 1968). Rev. J. Franklin Ewing Is Dead; Fordham Staff Anthropologist, The New York Times, p. 47 (paywall)
  2. ^ (29 November 1959). Priest-Scientist Disputes Huxley's View of Evolution, The Washington Star, p. 10 (noting that a speech by Ewing at a conference contrasted with that of Julian Huxley who also spoke)
  3. ^ (8 January 1954). Jesuits Conclude 10-Year Study of Egbert's Skull, The Catholic Times, p. 10