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W. L. H. (Wynfrid Laurence Henry) Duckworth
1870–1956
A Cambridge anatomist and anthropologist, he wrote clearly about human origins and anatomy while helping shape the study of physical anthropology in Britain. He is also remembered at Cambridge through the Duckworth Laboratory, which bears his name.
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Prehistoric man
by W. L. H. (Wynfrid Laurence Henry) Duckworth
About the author
Wynfrid Laurence Henry Duckworth (1870–1956) was a British anatomist and anthropologist closely associated with the University of Cambridge. He served as a Fellow of Jesus College, later became Master of the college, and spent many years teaching and writing in anatomy and physical anthropology.
His published work includes books such as Prehistoric Man, Morphology and Anthropology, and Studies from the Anthropological Laboratory. He also contributed articles to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, showing how widely his expertise was used beyond the university.
Duckworth is still remembered in Cambridge because the Duckworth Laboratory in biological anthropology was named after him. A clear modern portrait was not readily confirmed from the sources consulted, so no profile image is included here.