Johann Carl Fuhlrott
Fuhlrott Johann Carl Fuhlrott (born December 31, 1803 in Leinefelde, died October 17, 1877 in Elberfelde) is a German anthropologist, the actual Neanderthal explorer.
He graduated in mathematics and natural sciences from the University of Bonn, working as a high school teacher in Elberfeld. In 1856 the workers of a nearby limestone quarry discovered hominid bones in a cave in the quarry, which they showed to Fuhlrott, known for his natural interests. Fuhlrott properly labeled it as human, pointing out that it was not a modern human species, and some were extinct. A year later, together with Professor Bonn Schaaffhausen, they published an article about a new species of man, named after them from the Neanderthal site. Classification of described debris into the new human species has caused much controversy and was initially rejected by most of the scientific world, but very soon this view was confirmed. It was then that the Neanderthal remains were found and earlier (eg in Gibraltar), but they were misclassified. Bibliography Authoritative control (person):
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