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Loren Eiseley

American anthropologist

Also known as: Loren Corey Eiseley

Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Feb 29, 2024 • Article History

Category: Science & Tech

In full:: Loren Corey Eiseley

Born:: September 3, 1907, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.

Died:: July 9, 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (aged 69)

Subjects Of Study:: extinction; faunal region; ice age

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Loren Eiseley (born September 3, 1907, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.—died July 9, 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American anthropologist, educator, and author who wrote about anthropology for the lay person in an eloquent, poetic style. Eiseley was educated at the University of Nebraska (B.A., 1933) and the University of Pennsylvania (M.A., 1935; Ph.D., 1937) and began his academic career at the University of Kansas (1937–44) and Oberlin College (1944–47). In his long association with the University of Pennsylvania he served as professor of anthropology (1947–61), curator of early man at the University Museum (1947–77), provost of the university (1959–61), and professor ...(100 of 246 words)

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