American biological anthropologist
Frank B. Livingstone |
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| Born | December 8, 1928
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| Died | March 21, 2005 (2005-03-22) (aged 76)
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| Nationality | American |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.) |
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| Occupation | Anthropologist |
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| Relatives | Guy P. Livingstone (father)
Margery Brown Livingstone (mother) |
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Frank B. Livingstone (December 8, 1928 – March 21, 2005) was an American biological anthropologist.
Early life and education
Livingstone was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, to Guy P. Livingstone and Margery Brown Livingstone.[1] He graduated from Winchester High School in 1946 and earned his bachelor's degree in Mathematics at Harvard University in 1950.[1][2] He completed a doctoral degree in 1957 and joined the University of Michigan’s anthropology faculty in 1959 where he became Professor Emeritus of Biological Anthropology.[1][3]
Career
Livingstone's primary area of research was genetic variation in modern human populations.[2] For his groundbreaking work on sickle cell anemia, Livingstone was awarded the Martin Luther King Award from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.[1][2] After his retirement in 1998, Livingstone was awarded the Charles R. Darwin Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA).[1] In 2002, a symposium was held in his honor at the annual meeting of the AAPA in Buffalo, New York.[3]
Death
Livingstone died on March 21, 2005, in Springfield, Ohio, due to complications from Parkinson's disease.[1]
