John Talbot Robinson | |
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| Born | 10 January 1923 |
| Died | 12 October 2001 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Spouse | Sybil Clara Frances Robinson (née Dee) |
| Children | Richard John Robinson Peter Francis Robinson |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Hominin paleontologist |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Thesis | The Dentition of the Australopithecinae (1955) |
John Talbot Robinson FRSSAf (10 January 1923 – 12 October 2001) was a distinguished South African hominin paleontologist. His most famous discovery (with Robert Broom) was the nearly complete fossil skull of the hominin species Australopithecus africanus, known as Mrs. Ples.