Jeffrey H. Schwartz
Jeffrey Hugh Schwartz (born March 6, 1948 in Richmond, Virginia ) is an American paleoanthropologist and professor of anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . He became internationally known in professional circles for his evolutionary studies and theories on the early development of primates and on the human tribal history .
research
Jeffrey H. Schwartz studied science at Columbia College, Columbia University , New York City , where he received his bachelor's degree in 1969 . At the same university he then passed the master’s exam, and in 1974 he also obtained a doctorate there in the field of anthropology.
On the basis of his morphological studies of African and Asian fossils of the genus Homo , he came to the conclusion that the findings made by the majority of researchers on Homo erectus - separated by continents - should be described as different species . Together with Ian Tattersall , he also tried to develop criteria by means of which anatomically modern humans ( Homo sapiens ) could be distinguished from earlier, fossil species.
Schwartz's interpretation of the anatomical features of orangutans , which, in his opinion, share more common features with anatomically modern humans than chimpanzees and humans, is controversial among experts .
Fonts (selection)
- Race and the odd history of human paleontology. In: Anatomical Record. Part B: The New Anatomist. Volume 289B, No. 6, 2006, pp. 225-240, doi: 10.1002 / ar.b.20119 , full text
- with Ian Tattersall , Ralph L. Holloway, Douglas C. Broadfield, Michael S. Yuan: The Human Fossil Record. 4 volumes, Wiley-Liss, 2002-2005.
- with Ian Tattersall: Extinct Humans. Basic Books, 2005, ISBN 978-0-8133-3918-4
- Sudden Origins: Fossils, Genes, and the Emergence of Species. Wiley, 1999, ISBN 978-0-471-32985-5
- with Ian Tattersall: Hominids and hybrids: The place of Neanderthals in human evolution. In: PNAS . Volume 96, No. 13, 1999, pp. 7117–7119, doi: 10.1073 / pnas.96.13.7117 , full text (PDF)
- The Red Ape: Orangutans and Human Origins, Revised and Updated. Basic Books, 2005, ISBN 978-0-8133-4064-7
Web links
- Departments of Anthropology and History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh : Website of Jeffrey H. Schwartz at the University of Pittsburgh
- From Primates to Presidents: Jeffrey H. Schwartz '69. On: columbia.edu , September 2006
- No Missing Link? Evolutionary Changes Occur Suddenly, Professor Says. ( Memento of February 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) On: sciencedaily.com of February 12, 2007
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 29, 2006: The Thinkers: Pitt anthropologist thinks Darwin's theory needs to evolve on some points.
- ↑ Getting to Know Homo erectus. In: Science. Volume 305, 2004, pp. 53-54; doi: 10.1126 / science.1099989
- ↑ with Ian Tattersall : Fossil evidence for the origin of Homo sapiens. In: American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Volume 143, Supplement 51 (= Yearbook of Physical Anthropology), 2010, pp. 94-121, doi: 10.1002 / ajpa.21443
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette of June 18, 2009: Pitt prof: Orangutans, not chimps, our closest relative.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwartz, Jeffrey H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwartz, Jeffrey Hugh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American paleoanthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond, Virginia |