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'''Kenneth Page Oakley''' (b. |
'''Kenneth Page Oakley''' (b. April 7, 1911 in [[Amersham]], [[Buckinghamshire]] – d. November 2, 1981 in [[Amersham]]) was an [[England|English]] [[Physical anthropology|physical anthropologist]], [[palaeontologist]] and [[geologist]]. |
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Kenneth Oakley, known for his work in the [[Dating methodology (archaeology)|relative dating]] of [[fossil]]s by [[fluorine]] content,<ref name="Enc Brit">{{cite web |url= http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9056605/Kenneth-Oakley |title= Kenneth Oakley |format= [[html]] |work= [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] online |quote= }}</ref><ref name="Lippincott">{{cite web |url= http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/klmno/oakley_kenneth.html |title= Kenneth Page Oakley |author= Devon Lippincott |format= [[html]] |work= [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] EMuseum |quote= }}</ref> was instrumental in the exposure<ref name="Lyall">{{cite web |url= http://www.clarku.edu/~piltdown/map_prim_suspects/HINTON/Hinton_Prosecution/pilt_hoax_found.html |title= Piltdown Man Hoaxer: Missing Link Is Found |author= Sarah Lyall |format= [[html]] |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= |
Kenneth Oakley, known for his work in the [[Dating methodology (archaeology)|relative dating]] of [[fossil]]s by [[fluorine]] content,<ref name="Enc Brit">{{cite web |url= http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9056605/Kenneth-Oakley |title= Kenneth Oakley |format= [[html]] |work= [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] online |quote= }}</ref><ref name="Lippincott">{{cite web |url= http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/klmno/oakley_kenneth.html |title= Kenneth Page Oakley |author= Devon Lippincott |format= [[html]] |work= [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] EMuseum |quote= }}</ref> was instrumental in the exposure<ref name="Lyall">{{cite web |url= http://www.clarku.edu/~piltdown/map_prim_suspects/HINTON/Hinton_Prosecution/pilt_hoax_found.html |title= Piltdown Man Hoaxer: Missing Link Is Found |author= Sarah Lyall |format= [[html]] |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= 25 May 1996 |quote= }}</ref> in the 1950s of the [[Piltdown Man]] hoax. |
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Revision as of 23:53, 22 December 2009
Kenneth Oakley | |
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Born | April 7, 1911 |
Died | November 2, 1981 |
Nationality | English |
Known for | relative dating of fossils by fluorine content |
Scientific career | |
Fields | physical anthropologist |
Kenneth Page Oakley (b. April 7, 1911 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire – d. November 2, 1981 in Amersham) was an English physical anthropologist, palaeontologist and geologist.
Kenneth Oakley, known for his work in the relative dating of fossils by fluorine content,[1][2] was instrumental in the exposure[3] in the 1950s of the Piltdown Man hoax.
Publications
- Piltdown man, Bobbs-Merrill, 1955
- Man the Tool-Maker, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), 1967
- The succession of life through geological time, British Museum, 1967
- Frameworks for dating fossil man, Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 3rd ed, 1969
- Catalogue of Fossil Hominids: Africa, British Museum, 1977
- Catalogue of Fossil Hominids: Americas, Asia, Australia, Smithsonian Institution Proceedings, 1981
- Relative dating of the fossil hominids of Europe, British Museum, 1980
References
- ^ "Kenneth Oakley" (html). Encyclopædia Britannica online.
- ^ Devon Lippincott. "Kenneth Page Oakley" (html). Minnesota State University, Mankato EMuseum.
- ^ Sarah Lyall (25 May 1996). "Piltdown Man Hoaxer: Missing Link Is Found" (html). The New York Times.