Sir Arthur Keith (February 5, 1866—January 7, 1955) was a Scottish anatomist and anthropologist, and was a leading figure in the study of Human fossils. February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... Greek anatome, from ana-temnein, to cut up), is the branch of biology that deals with the structure and organization of living things; thus there is animal anatomy (zootomy) and plant anatomy (phytonomy). ... See Anthropology. ... Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. ... A fossil Ammonite Fossils are the mineralized remains of animals or plants or other traces such as footprints. ...

Born in Aberdeen, he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Aberdeen in 1888. He travelled to Siam on a gold mining trip, and upon his return to Britain he studied anatomy. In 1894, he was made a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Obar Dheathain in Scottish Gaelic) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125. ... The Bachelor of Medicine, abbreviated BM is an academic degree abbreviation denoting the degree obtained after studying Medicine at University. ... The University of Aberdeen is a university in Aberdeen, Scotland, founded by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen in 1495 as Kings College. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients. ...

He studied primate skulls, and in 1897 he published An Introduction to the Study of Anthropoid Apes. His next works were Human Embryology and Morphology (1902), Ancient Types of Man (1911), and The Antiquity of Man (1915). 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

He was knighted in 1921, and he published New Discoveries in 1931. In 1932, he helped found a research institute in Downe, Kent, where he worked until his death. 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Downe is a village in the London Borough of Bromley, England, 3 miles SE of Orpington. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...

Keith was a strong proponent of the Piltdown Man, and he is suspected to be a co-conspirator of the hoax along with Charles Dawson. Piltdown: A Scientific Forgery, written by Frank Spencer after completing the research of Ian Langham, an Australian historian of science who suspected Keith before his death in 1984, explored the link between Keith and Dawson and suggests it was Keith who prepared the fake specimens for Dawson to plant. Piltdown Man (Eoanthropus dawsoni) was a fraud which was perpetrated, possibly by Charles Dawson and/or others, on paleontologists from November 1912 until its exposure in 1953. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...