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Apr 24, 1912 Died on 27 Aug 2002 (aged 90)
American anthropologist
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About Gabriel Lasker
- Gabriel Ward Lasker (April 29, 1912 – August 27, 2002) was a British-born American biological anthropologist.
- He taught anatomy at Wayne State University School of Medicine for 36 years and served as editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Human Biology for 35 years.
- He was a Fulbright Scholar in Peru in 1957–58.
- He served as president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists from 1963 to 1965 and received their Charles R.
- Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.
- He also received the Franz Boas Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1996.
- In 2000, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Turin.
- He died of kidney disease on in Detroit, Michigan, on August 27, 2002.
- In 2005, the American Association of Physical Anthropologists established the Gabriel W.
- Lasker Service Award in his honor.
