Henry Fairfield Osborn

Henry Fairfield Osborn

Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. was an American paleontologist, geologist and eugenics advocate. He was professor of anatomy at Columbia University, president of the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years and a cofounder of the American Eugenics Society.

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1857 – 1935
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Born in
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Educated at
Princeton University
Awards
🏆 Cullum Geographical Medal🏆 Darwin Medal🏆 Wollaston Medal🏆 Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal🏆 Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Doctoral Advisors
🎓 Edward Drinker Cope
Doctoral Students
📖 Lawrence Lambe

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  • 1857

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  • 1935

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