Arthur Smith Woodward
Sir Arthur Smith Woodward, FRS (23 May 1864 – 2 September 1944) was an English palaeontologist, known as a world expert in fossil fish. He also described the Piltdown Man fossils, which were later determined to be fraudulent. He is not related to Henry Woodward, whom he replaced as curator of the Geology Department of the British Museum of Natural History.
Arthur Smith Woodward | |
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Woodward before 1909 | |
| Born | 23 May 1864 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 2 September 1944 (aged 80) Haywards Heath, Sussex, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Manchester |
| Known for | Prehistoric fish research, Piltdown Man |
| Awards | Lyell Medal (1896) Clarke Medal (1914) Royal Medal (1917) Wollaston Medal (1924) Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1938) Linnean Medal (1940) Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology |
| Institutions | British Museum (Natural History) |
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