caption death_date death_place image_size nationality field birth_date known_for prizes image article_title name alma_mater
hooton may 3 , 1954 cambridge , massachusetts 150px united states physical anthropologist november 20 , 1887 racial classification viking fund medal -lrb- 1947 -rrb- eahooton.png earnest hooton
 earnest hooton university of wisconsin -- madison
earnest hooton

earnest albert hooton -lrb- november 20 , 1887 -- may 3 , 1954 -rrb- was a u.s. physical anthropologist known for his work on racial classification and his popular writings such as the book `` up from the ape '' .
hooton sat on the committee on the negro , a group that `` focused on the anatomy of blacks and reflected the racism of the time . ''
