Davidson Black : A Biography / Dora Hood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hood, Dora, author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black, Davidson, 1884-1934.

Black, Davidson.

Anthropologists--Canada--Biography.

Anthropologists.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this, the first full account of his life, Mrs. Hood has succeeded in bringing together with care and perception the story of Dr. Davidson Black, a Canadian anatomist and anthropologist, and his work. The fascination of Davidson Black's devotion to the exploration of the mysteries of human pre-history has been well rendered.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

1. Toronto and the North Country

2. Western Reserve and Manchester

3. The First World War

4. Peking Union Medical College

5. Black's Scientific Circle

6. The College Amidst Civil War

7. Anthropology

8. Sinanthropus pekinensis

9. Honours

10. Aftermath

Appendixes

I. Peking Man Three Decades After Discovery

II. Bibliography Of Davidson Black's Writings

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Feb 2019)

ISBN:

9781487590222

1487590229

9781487599614

1487599617

OCLC:

1088912349