From the shoulders of a giant

Perspectives on the legacy of William White Howells (1908-2005)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8314022
AutoresL R Godfrey (0000-0001-9997-0207, University of Massachusetts Amherst, autor de correspondencia)
Año2008
Volumen137
NúmeroS47
Páginas118-126
Fecha de publicación2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.20951
PMID19003896
OpenAlexW1981537872
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas21

William White Howells was one of the intellectual giants of the discipline of biological anthropology during the twentieth century. He was a devoted student of Earnest A. Hooton; yet he played a central role in directing the discipline away from the typological thinking that infused the work of his predecessor, and toward the population perspective that characterizes the field today. An original and productive scholar with diverse interests, his influence was extraordinary not merely because of his brilliance, but also because of the kind of mentor he was. Almost two dozen graduate students, and countless others with whom he interacted in various capacities, have carried Howells' legacy into the twenty-first century

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