William Charles Osman Hill
Academic
1901 – 1975
Who was William Charles Osman Hill?
William Charles Osman Hill was a British anatomist, primatologist, and a leading authority on primate anatomy during the 20th century. He is best known for his nearly completed eight-volume series, Primates: Comparative Anatomy and Taxonomy, which covered all living and extinct primates known at the time in full detail and contained illustrations created by his wife, Yvonne. Schooled at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys in Birmingham and University of Birmingham, he went on to publish 248 works and accumulated a vast collection of primate specimens that are now stored at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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- Born
- Jul 13, 1901
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- University of Birmingham
- Lived in
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Jan 25, 1975
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on July 23, 2013
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