Eugene Dubois

Eugene Dubois Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois (born January 28, 1858 in Eijsden, died December 16, 1940 in Haelen) is a Dutch geologist, anthropologist, anatomist, explorer of Trinil pantecanthrop in Java.

He studied medicine and natural sciences at the University of Amsterdam. He graduated from the University as a lecturer. During his studies in evolutionary studies, he came to the conclusion that people had distinguished themselves from other primates in southern Asia and should be looked for by their ancestors. It was a revolutionary view, since it was commonly believed that the homeland of man is Europe (although Charles Darwin pointed to Africa), but in fact no hominid remains from any continent except the European Neanderthal.

His first works were conducted in Sumatra. To verify his thesis, Dubois in 1886 went to Java, where he began searching for hominid fossils, while maintaining himself from the work of a military doctor. He worked there and led the search to 1895. In 1891 he found a skull fragment (skull roof) and several teeth, which he described a year later as a remnant of the species Pithecantrophus erectus, now classified as Homo erectus. This was a groundbreaking discovery for contemporary science, not just anthropology, but primarily for the recognition of the evolutionary theory of the origin of man. Discovered debris were transported to a museum in Haarlem in 1892.

After returning to the Netherlands in 1898, he continued to teach geology, mineralogy and paleontology at the University of Amsterdam. He conducted research on the phylogenetic development of the mammalian brain. Bibliography Authoritative control (person):

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