James Spuhler

James Spuhler
Born
James Norman Spuhler

(1917-03-01)March 1, 1917
Tucumcari, New Mexico, US
DiedSeptember 2, 1992(1992-09-02) (aged 75)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of New Mexico
Harvard University
Spouse
Helen McKaig
(m. 1946⁠–⁠1992)
ChildrenDerek Drake
AwardsNAS Award for Scientific Reviewing (1990)
Scientific career
FieldsBiological anthropology
Genetic anthropology
InstitutionsOhio State University
University of Michigan
University of New Mexico
ThesisSome Procedures in Human Genetics: A methodological study (1946)
Doctoral advisorEarnest Hooton

James Norman Spuhler (March 1, 1917 – September 2, 1992)[1] was an American biological anthropologist who has been described as "the founder of anthropological genetics".[2] He taught at the University of New Mexico from 1967 to 1984, where his research focused on human genetics.[3] In 1990, he received the NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing.[2] He died of cancer at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on September 2, 1992.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Death Notices". Anthropology News. 34 (1): 4–5. January 1993. doi:10.1111/an.1993.34.1.4.
  2. ^ a b Lasker, G. W. (August 1994). "Place of James Norman Spuhler in the development of anthropological genetics". Human Biology. 66 (4): 553–566. ISSN 0018-7143. PMID 8088749.
  3. ^ "James N. Spuhler". The Tony Hillerman Portal. Retrieved 2019-11-14.