Person Smith; Sir; Grafton Elliot (1871 - 1937); anatomist and anthropologist Smith Grafton Elliot Sir anatomist and anthropologist 1871 - 1937 Australian Male Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 15 August 1871 18710815 St Michael's Nursing Home, Stone Road, Broadstairs, Kent, England 01/01/1937 19370101

Anatomist; Anthropologist Archaeology Anatomy Anthropology Education: Sydney High School; University of Sydney. MD (1895, first student to pass this exam at Sydney); MA (Cambridge) Career: Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, University of Sydney (1894); won scholarship to Cambridge University (1896); Fellow, St John's College, Cambridge (1899); Professor of Anatomy, Government Medical School, Cairo (1900); studied mummification; Professor of Anatomy, University of Manchester (1909); Professor of Anatomy, University College, London (1919); involved in the establishment of a department of anthropology, University of Sydney (1924); retired from University College, London (1936). Honours: Kt 1934 Memberships: Anatomical Society (President) Parents: Stephen Sheldrick Smith, an English schoolmaster at Grafton, and Mary Jane, née Evans, of Sydney. Spouse: Kathleen Macredie Children: Two sons Remembered as a leading specialist on the evolution of the brain of his day. Proponent of the hyperdiffusionist view of prehistory. Royal Society roles: VP 1913-1914 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1912 Fellow 02/05/1907 36 Henry Woodward; Alfred Cort Haddon; Johnson Symington; Thomas Clifford Allbutt; William Matthew Flinders Petrie Alexander Macalister; William Turner; Daniel John Cunningham; Edward Albert Schafer; Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas; Richard Lydekker; Charles Stewart Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; AE Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1936-1938 vol 2 pp 323-333, plate, by J T Wilson International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1938.0014 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Smith%2C+Grafton+Elliot RCN 15955 RCN R63885 RCN R63886 RCN 21875 RCN 48610 15 Aug 1871 - 1 Jan 1937 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 15/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA3577 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/41901770 aaa2a967-dfd3-4492-9560-ce53b5c02319