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petrus camper april 7 , 1789 the hague leiden 230px dutch anatomist physiologist philosopher surgeon -lrb- dissection -rrb- draughtsman university groningen of franeker , amsterdamse atheneum , university of may 11 , 1722 inventing cuvier to describe the '' mammoth '' the term `` extinct '' along with georges martin van marum petrus-camper - -lrb- professor -rrb- . jpg petrus camper
 petrus camper university of leiden , oxford college may 2012
petrus camper

peter , pieter , or usually petrus camper -lrb- may 11 , 1722 -- april 7 , 1789 -rrb- , was a dutch physician , anatomist , physiologist , midwife , zoologist , anthropologist , paleontologist and a naturalist .
he studied the orangutan , the rhinoceros , and the skull of a mosasaur , which he believed was a whale .
one of the first to interest himself in comparative anatomy and paleontology , he also invented the measure of the facial angle .
camper was not a dull professor in his library , becoming a celebrity in europe and a member of the royal society .
he was interested in architecture , mathematics , and made drawings for his lectures .
he designed and made tools for his patients , always trying to be practical .
besides he was a sculptor , a patron of art and a conservative politician .
