Q:What key details about david tab rasmussen can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: david tab rasmussen -lrb- june 17 , 1958 -- august 7 , 2014 -rrb- was an american biological anthropologist . specializing in both paleontology and behavioral ecology with interests in paleogene mammals , early primate evolution , prosimians -lrb- lorises , lemurs , and tarsiers -rrb- , and birds , he was a polymath capable of combining his knowledge of related fields in order to better understand evolutionary processes . during his career , he performed field research in the western united states and internationally , particularly in africa and the neotropics , and published over 85 research articles . born in salt lake city , utah in 1958 , rasmussen grew up in the sonoran desert , which he frequently explored as a child and a young adult . after obtaining his phd from duke university under the guidance of elwyn l. simons in 1986 , he went on to work at rice university and university of california , los angeles before finally settling at washington university in st. louis where he spent the remainder of his career . he was active in the graduate program , serving as the director and as a member of the graduate council . he was recognized by students on multiple occasions for his teaching and mentoring .
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- death place is edwardsville , illinois , united states- fields is biological anthropology- death date is 7 august 2014- workplaces is rice university in st. louis university university of california , los angeles washington- doctoral advisor is elwyn l. simons- academic advisors is kenneth glander- author abbrev zoo is rasmussen- birth date is 17 june 1958- name is david tab rasmussen- nationality is american- image is david 2006 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg tab rasmussen - wash univ , st. louis- birth place is salt lake city , utah , united states- alma mater is colorado college duke university