A cranial study pioneer's name

English translation: Aleš Hrdlika

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English term or phrase:A cranial study pioneer's name
Selected answer:Aleš Hrdlika
Entered by: humbird

23:18 Jan 3, 2005
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English term or phrase: A cranial study pioneer's name
I am looking for a spelling of a person. Born in 1869 and died in 1943 he is considered to be a pioneer of cranial studies, and first Director of Smithonian Institute (before this famous Institution bore this current name). He was born in Bohemia and imigrated to the US on/around 1880, got MD from Harvard (if I remember correctly), but did not practice medicine. Instead he devoted his entire life studying bones, especially skull of virtually every race from ancient to contemporay.
His name is, phonetically, Fedelica, Federica, Phedelica ---- something of its proximity.
I desperately need his first and last name so I resorted the help here, even this is not directly a translation question (OH Yes it is. I need it in Japanese, but of course English is what I am looking for). Any hint will be greatly appreciate.
humbird
Aleš Hrdlika
Explanation:
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/oct2000/ubelaker.htm

"Aleš Hrdli…ka (1869-1943) is widely regarded as a key figure in the early history of American physical anthropology. Hrdli…ka immigrated to the United States from Bohemia in 1881 and later received medical training in New York. As his interests shifted to anthropology, he was hired in 1903 as the first curator of physical anthropology at the Smithsonian. He remained there for the rest of his extremely productive career (retired in 1942 and died in 1943) and amassed large collections of human remains in support of his research."

See also:
http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/archives/CollectionsList/Colle...


By the way, if you would like to know which google search found this information, it was a search on {1869 1943 cranial } http://tinyurl.com/6wne6
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Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 04:21
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Thank you! see my note.
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4 +7Aleš Hrdlika
Margaret Schroeder
1 +3ALEŠ HRDLIKA
awilliams


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
a cranial study pioneer's name
Aleš Hrdlika


Explanation:
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/oct2000/ubelaker.htm

"Aleš Hrdli…ka (1869-1943) is widely regarded as a key figure in the early history of American physical anthropology. Hrdli…ka immigrated to the United States from Bohemia in 1881 and later received medical training in New York. As his interests shifted to anthropology, he was hired in 1903 as the first curator of physical anthropology at the Smithsonian. He remained there for the rest of his extremely productive career (retired in 1942 and died in 1943) and amassed large collections of human remains in support of his research."

See also:
http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/archives/CollectionsList/Colle...


By the way, if you would like to know which google search found this information, it was a search on {1869 1943 cranial } http://tinyurl.com/6wne6

Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 04:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you! see my note.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: See spelling here: Hrdli ka, Ale http://www.bartleby.com/65/hr/Hrdlicka.html
25 mins

agree  mstkwasa: 「アレシュ・フルドリカ」になるでしょうか。
27 mins

agree  Jörgen Slet
29 mins

agree  bigedsenior: in English the spelling would be ALEX
37 mins

agree  Balaban Cerit: Ales (or Aleš) Hrdlicka (1869-1943) - www.svu2000.org/issues/scientists.htm - no other scientist seems to have matching dates
39 mins

agree  Will Matter
1 hr

agree  Java Cafe
1 hr
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a cranial study pioneer's name
ALEŠ HRDLIKA


Explanation:
Just an idea - some of the dates etc. seem to match!
The ending "lika" is a bit like "lica" etc.

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-01-03 23:31:16 GMT)
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My search on Google: bohemia smithsonian 1869.


    Reference: http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/archives/CollectionsList/Colle...
awilliams
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jörgen Slet
29 mins

agree  Balaban Cerit: Ales (or Aleš) Hrdlicka (1869-1943) - www.svu2000.org/issues/scientists.htm - no other scientist seems to have matching dates
39 mins

agree  Margaret Schroeder: No doubt this is it. It is interesting that both our searches reached the target information successfully.
2 hrs
  -> thanks, GoodWords. Happy New Year.
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