Prof. Robert Broom, M. D. (November 30, 1866 - April 6, 1951), born in Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland, was a South African physician and paleontologist. He received his Masters Degree in 1895 from the University of Glasgow. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Paisley (Pàislig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town, and former royal burgh in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. ... Renfrew (Rinn Friù in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town, located six miles west of Glasgow on the west coast of Scotland. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) (Scots: Wha daur meddle wi me) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Glasgow is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Broom was first known for his study of mammal-like reptiles. After Raymond Dart's discovery of the Taung Child, an infant australopithecine, Broom's interest in paleoanthropology was heightened. In 1934 Broom joined the staff of the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria. Raymond Dart, holding the Taung Child skull Raymond Dart (February 4, 1893–22 November 1988) was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist best known for his discovery in 1924 of a fossil of Australopithecus at Taung in Northwestern South Africa. ... Taung Child refers to the fossil of a skull and brain specimen of Australopithecus africanus. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... City motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Province Gauteng Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...

In the following years, he made a series of spectacular finds, including fragments from six hominids in Sterkfontein, later classified as an adult australopithecine, as well as more discoveries at sites in Kromdraai and Swartkrans. In 1937, Broom made his most famous discovery--an Australopithecus robustus. These discoveries helped support Dart's claims for the Taung species. The remainder of Broom's career was devoted to the exploration of these sites and the interpretation of the many early hominid remains discovered there. Archaeologists in a structure above the entrance to Sterkfontein. ... Species A. afarensis (Lucy) Formerly Australopithecus, now Paranthropus Australopithecines (genus Australopithecus) are a group of extinct Hominids that are closely related to humans. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Curriculum vitae

- birth: 1866 in Paisley
- education: doctor specializing in midwifery at Glasgow university
- 1892 travel to Australia
- 1895 Masters Degree at Glasgow university
- 1897 settlement in South Africa
- 1903-1910 professor of geology and zoology at Victoria College Stellenbosch
- 1910-1934 practised medicine in Karroo region South Africa
- 1920 fellow of Royal Society
- 1934 joined staff of Transvaal Museum Pretoria
- 1936 discovered fragments from australopithecines in Sterkfontein
- 1937 discovered Australopithecus robustus
- 1938 discovered australopithecines in Kromdraai
- 1948 discovered australopithecines and Homo erectus in Swartkrans
- death: 1951 in South Africa

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