Robert Broom
Robert Broom | |
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| Born | 30 November 1866 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Died | 6 April 1951 (aged 84) Pretoria, South Africa |
| Nationality | British, South African |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Known for | Identification of hominim fossils, The mammal-like reptiles of South Africa and the origin of mammals, The coming of man: was it accident or design? and other books |
| Spouse | Mary Baird Baillie |
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| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal (1928) Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1946) Wollaston Medal (1949) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Stellenbosch, South African Museum, Cape Town |
| Patrons | Jan Smuts |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Broom |
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Robert Broom FRS FRSE (30 November 1866 – 6 April 1951) was a British- South African medical doctor and palaeontologist. He qualified as a medical practitioner in 1895 and received his DSc in 1905 from the University of Glasgow.
From 1903 to 1910, he was professor of zoology and geology at Victoria College, Stellenbosch, South Africa, and subsequently he became keeper of vertebrate palaeontology at the South African Museum, Cape Town.