John Desmond Clark,his field of expertise is Photography

John Desmond Clark

John Desmond Clark

Date of Birth :

1916-10-04

Place of Birth :

London,England

Country :

United Kingdom

Field of Expertise :

Photography

Educational background :

C.B.E., F.B.A., F.S.A., Sc.D., PhD

Acheivements / Contributions :

In 1953 Dr. Clark discovered an incredible site,Kalambo Falls. This was a single drop,722 foot waterfall on the frontier between Zambia and Tanzania.
In the 1990's he found fossil hominids that date from 4 million years ago. These fossils were the earliest hominid ancestors.
Awards and Accomplishments of John Desmond Clark:
1948: Founder, Member and Secretary of Northern Rhodesia National Monuments Committee.
1965: Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

1972: Huxley Medalist, Royal Anthropological Institute in London.

1985: Honorary Science Degree at University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and University of Cape Town.
1982: Golden Mercury International Award.

Bibliography :

Early man in Africa, Atlas of African prehistory.