Carleton S. Coon

Carleton S. Coon
Carleton S. Coon
Born	June 23, 1904; Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1981 (aged 76); Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Board member of	President of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Spouses	Mary Goodale (m. 1926; div 1944); Lisa Dougherty Geddes (m. 1945);
Children	Carleton S. Coon Jr.; Charles A. Coon;
Parents	John Lewis Coon; Bessie Coon;
Awards	Legion of Merit (1945); Viking Fund Medal (1951); Athenaeum Literary Award (1962);
Academic background
Education	Harvard University (AB, 1925); Harvard University (PhD, 1928);
Thesis	A Study of the Fundamental Racial and Cultural Characteristics of the Berbers of North Africa as Exemplified by the Riffians (1928)
Doctoral advisor	Earnest Hooton
Academic work
Discipline	Anthropology
Sub-discipline	Physical anthropology; Cultural anthropology; Archaeology;
Institutions	Harvard University; University of Pennsylvania;
Notable students	Stanley Garn;
Notable works	The Races of Europe (1939); The Origins of Races (1962);

Carleton Stevens Coon (June 23, 1904 – June 3, 1981) was an American anthropologist. A professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, lecturer and professor at Harvard University, he was president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Coon's theories on race were widely disputed in his lifetime and are considered pseudoscientific in modern anthropology.

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