Tilly Edinger
German paleontologist (1897-1967)
Johanna Gabrielle Ottilie "Tilly" Edinger (13 November 1897 – 27 May 1967) was a German-American paleontologist and the founder of paleoneurology.
Johanna "Tilly" Edinger | |
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| Born | 13 November 1897 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Died | 27 May 1967 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | United States |
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| Fields | Paleontology, Paleoneurology |
Tilly used fossil skulls to study the brains of extinct animals. She discovered that brain matter left imprints on skulls and this was the basis of her publications.[1]
References
change- ↑ Buchholtz, Emily A. & Seyfarth, Ernst-August 1999. The gospel of the fossil brain: Tilly Edinger and the science of paleoneurology.