Francis Turville-Petre

Francis Turville-Petre

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1901 - 1941

Occupation

Scientist

Description

Archeologist who is noted for finding some of the earliest remains of Neanderthals in the Middle East. Associate of writers Christopher Isherwood and W. H. Auden, and sociologist Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=164802
• http://www.maneyonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/peq.1997.129.1.2
• http://www.queerblog.it/post/53035/francis-turville-petre-larcheologo-che-ispiro-christopher-isherwood

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