Hans Reck

Deceased Person

1886 – 1937

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Who was Hans Reck?

Hans Gottfried Reck was a German volcanologist and paleontologist. In 1913 he was the first to discover the ancient skeleton of a human in the Olduvai Gorge, in what is now Tanzania. He collaborated with Louis Leakey in a return expedition to the site in 1931.

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Born
Jan 24, 1886
Also known as
  • Рек, Ганс
Died
Aug 4, 1937

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on July 23, 2013

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