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Henry Fairfield Osborn
ForMemRS
Born(1857-08-08)August 8, 1857
Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1935(1935-11-06) (aged 78)
Garrison, New York, U.S.
EducationPrinceton University (BA, PhD)
Spouse
Lucretia Thatcher Perry
(m. 1881; died 1930)
Children5
Awards
  • Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1914)
  • Cullum Geographical Medal (1919)
  • Wollaston Medal (1926)
  • Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1929)
Scientific career
Fields
  • Geology
  • Paleontology
InstitutionsAmerican Museum of Natural History
Doctoral studentsWilliam King Gregory
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Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. FRS[1] (August 8, 1857 – November 6, 1935)[2] was an American paleontologist, geologist and eugenics advocate. He was the president of the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years and a cofounder of the American Eugenics Society.

  1. ^ Woodward, A. S. (1936). "Henry Fairfield Osborn. 1857–1935". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2 (5): 66–71. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1936.0006.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HFOObit1935 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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