Lee Berger (paleoanthropologist)
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Lee Rogers Berger (born December 22, 1965) is an American-born South African paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence.[1][2][3] He is best known for his discovery of the Australopithecus sediba type site, Malapa;[4] his leadership of Rising Star Expedition in the excavation of Homo naledi at Rising Star Cave;[5] and the Taung Bird of Prey Hypothesis.[6][7]
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Born | Lee Rogers Berger (1965-12-22) December 22, 1965 (age 58) Shawnee Mission, Kansas, U.S. |
Alma mater | |
Spouse | Jacqueline Berger |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Time 100, 2016 - most influential people in the American world |
Scientific career | |
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.[8]