John Talbot Robinson
John Talbot Robinson FRSSAf (10 January 1923 – 12 October 2001) was a distinguished South African hominin paleontologist. His most famous discovery (with Robert Broom) was the nearly complete fossil skull of the hominin species Australopithecus africanus, known as Mrs. Ples.
John Talbot Robinson | |
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| Born | 10 January 1923 Elliot, South Africa |
| Died | 12 October 2001 (aged 78) Madison, Wisconsin, US |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Spouse | Sybil Clara Frances Robinson (née Dee) |
| Children | Richard John Robinson Peter Francis Robinson |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Hominin paleontologist |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Thesis | The Dentition of the Australopithecinae (1955) |
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