Leonard Radinsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leonard Radinsky

US paleontologist and geologist

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1937

Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York, United States

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1985

Profession: paleontologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Leonard Radinsky

  • Leonard Burton Radinsky (1937–1985) was an American paleontologist and expert in fossil odd-toed ungulates and their relatives.
  • He was professor at the University of Chicago from 1967 until his death, serving as chairman of the Department of Anatomy from 1978 to 1983.
  • Born in Staten Island, New York, he earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University (1958) and his master's and doctorate degrees from Yale University.
  • His works include "Origin and early evolution of North American Tapiroidea", "The fossil record of primate brain evolution", and the textbook The Evolution of Vertebrate Design.

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