"Forensic Anthropology" Thomas Stewart Signed FDC Dated 1946 Todd Mueller COA

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"Forensic Anthropology" Thomas Stewart Signed First Day Cover Dated 1946.
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ES-4647E
Thomas Dale Stewart
(June 10, 1901 – October 27, 1997) was a founder of modern
forensic anthropology
and a major contributor to most areas of human skeletal biology,
paleopathology
, and related areas of
physical anthropology
. Stewart was known to have a more even temperament than his mentor,
Aleš Hrdlička
. Stewart began his career in 1927 as an Aid to Hrdlička in the Division of Physical Anthropology of the United States National Museum at the
Smithsonian Institution
. He advanced to Curator of the Division in 1942 and to Head Curator of the Department of Anthropology in 1961. In 1963, he was appointed Director of the
National Museum of Natural History
and also served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Science in 1964. He retired from administration in 1966 to pursue his research as Senior Anthropologist. Upon his retirement in 1971, he was appointed Anthropologist Emeritus.