Alfred Romer

Alfred Romer
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Alfred Romer ForMemRS
	Alfred Romer in 1965
Born	Alfred Sherwood Romer; December 28, 1894; White Plains, New York
Died	November 5, 1973 (age 78)
Alma mater	Amherst College; Columbia University;
Awards	Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1954); Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1956); Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1962); Penrose Medal (1962); Paleontological Society Medal (1966); Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1969); Linnean Medal (1972); Wollaston Medal (1973);
	Scientific career
Fields	Paleontology
Institutions	Museum of Comparative Zoology
Thesis	The Locomotor Apparatus of Certain Primitive and Mammal-like Reptiles (1922)
Doctoral advisor	William King Gregory

Alfred Sherwood Romer (December 28, 1894 – November 5, 1973) was an American paleontologist and biologist and a specialist in vertebrate evolution.

Alfred Romer ForMemRS
Alfred Romer in 1965
Born	Alfred Sherwood Romer December 28, 1894 White Plains, New York
Died	November 5, 1973 (age 78)
Alma mater	Amherst College Columbia University
Awards	Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1954) Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1956) Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1962) Penrose Medal (1962) Paleontological Society Medal (1966) Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1969) Linnean Medal (1972) Wollaston Medal (1973)
Scientific career
Fields	Paleontology
Institutions	Museum of Comparative Zoology
Thesis	The Locomotor Apparatus of Certain Primitive and Mammal-like Reptiles (1922)
Doctoral advisor	William King Gregory