Robert Broom ( 1866 - 1951 )

Birth: 66 Back Sneddon Street, Paisley, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (30 November 1866) Death: Pretoria, South Africa, Africa (06 April 1951) Profession: Doctor; palaeontologist Research field: Paleontology Education: University of Galsgow MD (1895), DSc (1905); CMZS Career: Practiced medicine in Australia (1895-1897); settled in South Africa (1897); Professor of zoology and geology, Victoria College, Stellenbosch, South Africa (1903-1910); established medical practice in Karoo, South Africa; Keeper of vertebrate palaeontology, South African Museum, Cape Town; spiritualist who believed in spiritual evolution Membership: Fellow Election Date: 13/05/1920 Medals/Prizes: Royal Medal 1928 Lectures: Croonian 1913.