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'''Frederic Wood Jones''' ([[23 January]] [[1879]], [[London]] – [[29 September]] [[1954]]) was a British observational [[natural history|naturalist]], [[embryologist]], [[anatomist]] and [[anthropologist]]. He wrote extensively on early humans, including their arboreal adaptations (''Arboreal Man''), and was one of the founding fathers of the field of modern physical anthropology. A friend of [[Wilfrid Le Gros Clark|Le Gros Clark]], Wood Jones was also known for his controversial belief in the view that acquired traits could be inherited, and thus his opposition to [[Darwinism]]. He taught anatomy and physical anthropology at [[London School of Medicine for Women]], [[University of Adelaide]], [[University of Hawaii]], [[University of Melbourne]], [[University of Manchester]] and the [[Royal College of Surgeons of England]].
'''Frederic Wood Jones''' ([[23 January]] [[1879]], [[London]] – [[29 September]] [[1954]]) was a British observational [[natural history|naturalist]], [[embryologist]], [[anatomist]] and [[anthropologist]]. He wrote extensively on early humans, including their arboreal adaptations (''Arboreal Man''), and was one of the founding fathers of the field of modern physical anthropology. A friend of [[Wilfrid Le Gros Clark|Le Gros Clark]], Wood Jones was also known for his controversial belief in the view that acquired traits could be inherited, and thus his opposition to [[Darwinism]]. He taught anatomy and physical anthropology at [[London School of Medicine for Women]], [[University of Adelaide]], [[University of Hawaii]], [[University of Melbourne]], [[University of Manchester]] and the [[Royal College of Surgeons of England]].

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Frederic Wood Jones (23 January 1879, London29 September 1954) was a British observational naturalist, embryologist, anatomist and anthropologist. He wrote extensively on early humans, including their arboreal adaptations (Arboreal Man), and was one of the founding fathers of the field of modern physical anthropology. A friend of Le Gros Clark, Wood Jones was also known for his controversial belief in the view that acquired traits could be inherited, and thus his opposition to Darwinism. He taught anatomy and physical anthropology at London School of Medicine for Women, University of Adelaide, University of Hawaii, University of Melbourne, University of Manchester and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.