Martin Hinton
Martin Hinton | |
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| Born | Martin Alister Campbell Hinton 29 June 1883 |
| Died | 3 October 1961 (aged 78) |
| Known for | Work on Piltdown Man |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Natural History Museum, London |
Martin Alister Campbell Hinton
zoologist
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Career
Hinton joined the staff of the
Keeper
in 1936, retiring in 1945.
Hinton is among those associated with the Piltdown Man hoax, a composite of an altered human skull and ape jawbone planted, and subsequently 'discovered', at a dig in Piltdown, England, and presented as a missing link between man and ape. A trunk belonging to Hinton left in storage at the Natural History Museum and found in 1970 contained animal bones and teeth carved and stained in a manner similar to the Piltdown finds, and raising questions about Hinton's involvement in the deception.[3][4]
References
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- ^ The Unmasking Of Piltdown Man BBC News Web. Accessed 9 June 2008
- ISBN 0-19-860780-6.
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