Person Keith; Sir; Arthur (1866 - 1955); museum curator and palaeoanthropologist Keith Arthur Sir museum curator and palaeoanthropologist 1866 - 1955 British Male Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 05 February 1866 18660205 Homefield, Downe, Kent, England 07/01/1955 19550107 Burial: Downe churchyard, Kent, England

Homefield, Downe, Kent, England

museum curator and palaeoanthropologist Morphology Embryology Anatomy Anthropology Education: King Edward School, Aberdeen?; Robert Gordon's College (1882); MD; Marischal College (1884) Career: Conservator of Museum and Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons, London (1908-1933); Fullerian Professor of Physiology, Royal Institution (1917-1923); President, British Association (1927); Rector, Aberdeen University (1930-1933). Honours: Kt 1921 Memberships: FRCS; Roll (Aberdeen) British Association (President 1927) RSE Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland President 1918) Parents: John Keith, a farmer, and Jessica (Jessie) Macpherson. Spouse: Cecilia Caroline (d. 1934), daughter of artist Tom Gray (1899). Known for group selection mechanism of evolution. Discovered, alongside Martin Flak, the sinoartrial node of the human heart. Successfully appealed for the preservation of Darwin's home at Downe, Kent. Strong proponent of the Pildown Man. Held racist scientific views based on Galtonism. Fellow 01/05/1913 47 David Ferrier; James William Helenus Trail; Edwin Ray Lankester; Arthur Smith Woodward; Adam Sedgwick; Charles William Andrews; John Newport Langley; Edward Emanuel Klein Alexander Macalister; Thomas Clifford Allbutt; Willaim Turner; Johnson Symington; Bertram Coghill Alan Windle; G E Smith; Alfred Cort Haddon; William Osler; Leonard Erskine Hill Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB; DNB; Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1955 vol 1 pp 145-161, plate, by W E Le Gros Clark Notes: Discrepancy between dates in various sources; 05 February 1866 seems the most likely Keith Arthur IM002495 without backing.jpg 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.1955.0011 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Keith%2C+Arthur RCN 11576 RCN 46962 RCN 43681 RCN 44465 RCN 46959 RCN 38000 RCN 14807 RCN 46960 RCN 14808 RCN 14809 RCN 49834 RCN 46961 RCN 11214 RCN 46964 RCN 46965 RCN 46958 RCN 46956 RCN 46957 RCN 12163 RCN 21709 RCN 46963 5 Feb 1866 - 7 Jan 1955 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 05/06/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7000 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/46753857 c0b46834-69ca-4f31-bbb5-11691759ae10