Lee Berger (paleoanthropologist)
Lee Rogers Berger (born December 22, 1965) is an American-born South African paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. He is best known for his discovery of the Australopithecus sediba type site, Malapa; his leadership of Rising Star Expedition in the excavation of Homo naledi at Rising Star Cave; and the Taung Bird of Prey Hypothesis.
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| Born | Lee Rogers Berger December 22, 1965 Shawnee Mission, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Jacqueline Berger |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Time 100, 2016 - most influential people in the American world |
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| Fields | Paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence |
| Institutions | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Thesis | Functional morphology of the hominoid shoulder, past and present. (1994) |
| Doctoral advisor | Phillip V. Tobias |
| Website | www |
Berger is known not only for his discoveries, but also for his unusually public persona in paleoanthropology, and for making his most notable discoveries open-access projects. He gives hundreds of talks per year, and has had a close relationship with National Geographic for many years, appearing in several of their shows and documentaries.
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