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Makra, Sz.: Andor Thoma (1928–2003): biographical sketch and bibliography

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0 pp. 269-267 Andor Thoma (1928-2003): biographical sketch and bibliography * Sz. MAKRA Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1083 Budapest, Ludovika tér 2-6. Hungary. E-mail: makra@nhmus.hu Abstract - ANDOR THOMA was one of the greatest Hungarian anthropologists of the 20

th century. He was especially interested in the evolution of the Paleolithic hominids. Some of his major works were the examination of the dentition of the Subalyuk Neanderthal child, of the Vértesszőlős finds and of Palestinian fossils. With one figure. Key words - Andor Thoma, anthropology, biography, bibliography, Hungary. BIOGRAPHY Date and place of birth: 30

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h November, 1928, Magyaróvár, Hungary. 1947: He achieved a first-class school-leaving certificate at the Piarist Secondary School (Magyaróvár). 1947-1952: He studied for one year at the Medical Faculty, University of Debrecen, then pursued biological and geographical studies at the Faculty of Natural Science with Professor BÉLA BALOGH and Professor MIHÁLY MALÁN. 1952-1953: He was assistant professor at the Anthropological Institute, Kossuth Lajos University of Sciences, Debrecen. This bibliography is based on the article of the late Professor O

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IBEN (EIBEN2004). The original manuscript of that article contained an appendix with the list of A. THOMA'S publications, but it has not been published. In the acknowledgement O

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IBEN remarked that he "expresses his grateful thanks to Mrs Sylvia Wenz and Dr G. Thoma for their kind cooperation in sending Prof. A. Thoma's CV and bibliographic data to him. With their help was possible for his making compilation of this list." [Sic.] Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 102, 2010