Erik Trinkaus
Anthropologist, Author
1948 –
Who is Erik Trinkaus?
Erik Trinkaus, PhD, is a prominent paleoanthropologist and expert on Neandertal biology and human evolution. Trinkaus researches the evolution of the species Homo sapiens and recent human diversity, focusing on the paleoanthropology and emergence of late archaic and early modern humans, and the subsequent evolution of anatomically modern humanity. Trinkaus is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a contributor to publications including Natural History and Scientific American, and is frequently quoted in the popular media. Trinkaus is the Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor of Physical Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis.
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- Born
- Dec 24, 1948
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Employment
- Washington University in St. Louis
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on July 23, 2013
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