Kenneth Oakley
| Kenneth Oakley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kenneth Page Oakley 7 April 1911 Amersham, Buckinghamshire |
| Died |
2 November 1981 (aged 70) Amersham |
| Nationality | English |
| Fields | physical anthropologist |
| Known for | relative dating of fossils by fluorine content |
| Notable awards | Prestwich Medal (1963) |
Kenneth Page Oakley (7 April 1911 – 2 November 1981) was an English physical anthropologist, palaeontologist and geologist.
Oakley, known for his work in the relative dating of fossils by fluorine content,[1][2] was instrumental in the exposure[3] in the 1950s of the Piltdown Man hoax.
Oakley was born and died in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
Publications
- Piltdown man, Bobbs-Merrill, 1955
- Man the Tool-Maker, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), 1949, 6th edition 1972
- The succession of life through geological time, British Museum, 1967
- Frameworks for dating fossil man, Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 3rd ed, 1969
- Catalogue of Fossil Hominids: Africa, British Museum, 1977
- Catalogue of Fossil Hominids: Americas, Asia, Australia, Smithsonian Institution Proceedings, 1981
- Relative dating of the fossil hominids of Europe, British Museum, 1980
References
- ↑ "Kenneth Oakley". Encyclopædia Britannica online.
- ↑ Devon Lippincott. "Kenneth Page Oakley". Minnesota State University, Mankato EMuseum.
- ↑ Sarah Lyall (25 May 1996). "Piltdown Man Hoaxer: Missing Link Is Found". The New York Times.
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