File:Eugene_Dubois.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Eugène Dubois
Sign in to saveAlso known as Eugene Dubois, E. Dubois, Dubois
Dutch paleoanthropologist (1858–1940)
OverviewAI-generated
Eugène Dubois was a Dutch physician, anatomist, curator, and university teacher. Born in Eijsden in 1858, he held citizenship in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He studied at the University of Amsterdam, where he earned a Doctor of Medicine degree. Dubois worked for the University of Amsterdam, Teylers Museum, and the Royal Netherlands Army. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
His academic works include *Pithecanthropus erectus* and *On the relation between the quantity of brain and the size of the body in vertebrates*. He also authored *The climates of the geological past and their relation to the evolution of the sun*. Dubois spoke French and worked in Haarlem. His archives are held at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, and his works are in the collection of the National Museum of World Cultures. He died in Haelen in 1940 from disease.
Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1858
- Died
- 1940
- Works
- 6
Top works
- On the relation between the quantity of brain and the size of the body in vertebrates
- Die klimate der geologischen vergangenheit und ihre beziehung zur entwickelungsgeschichte der sonne
- The climates of the geological past and their relation to the evolution of the sun
- De verhouding van het gewicht der hersenen tot de grootte van het lichaam bij de zoogdieren
- Pithecanthropus erectus
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1858-01-28 ) January 28, 1858, Eijsden , Netherlands
- Died
- December 16, 1940 (1940-12-16) (aged 82), Haelen , Netherlands
- Alma mater
- University of Amsterdam
- Fields
- Paleoanthropology, Geology
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Dubois
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Eijsden
- Place of death
- Haelen
- Educated at
- University of Amsterdam
- Employer
- Royal Netherlands Army
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Medicine
- Field of work
- paleoanthropology
- Image
- Eugene Dubois.jpg
- Work location
- Haarlem
Show 12 more facts
- Commons category
- Eugene Dubois
- date of birth
- 1858-01-28
- date of death
- 1940-12-16
- name in native language
- Tomas Dubois
- cause of death
- disease
- has works in the collection
- National Museum of World Cultures
- archives at
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center
- collection items at
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center
- birth name
- Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois
- author citation (zoology)
- Dubois
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0
~6 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois ( French: [øʒɛn dybwɑ]; 28 January 1858 – 16 December 1940) was a Dutch paleoanthropologist and geologist. He earned worldwide fame for his discovery of Pithecanthropus erectus (later redesignated Homo erectus), or "Java Man". Dubois was the first anthropologist to embark upon a purposeful search for hominid fossils.
Life and work
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eugène Dubois” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.