TOBIAS, Phillip Vallentine. F.R.S.S.Af., Ph.D., M.B., B.Ch..
F.R.A.I. Head of Department of Anatomy, University of the Witwatersrand. Born
Durban 14th October, 1925. Son of late Joseph Newman Tobias and Fanny Norden.
Educated at St. Andrews School Bloemfontein, Durban High School, University of
the Witwatersrand and Cambridge University. President: Institute for the Study
of Man in Africa (1961-68); Section E. S.A. Association for the Advancement of
Science (1960-61): S. A. Archaeological Society (1964-65): Association of
Science Writers of South Africa (1963-64): Human Palaeontology Section, Pan-
African Congress on Pre-History (1959-63). Hon. Editor, S.A. Journal of
Science; Chairman, Kalahari Research Committee (1956-68); Executive member,
Education League of South Africa (1948-57). Visiting Professor of Physical
Anthropology, Cambridge (1954); Council member, International Association of
Human Biologies: Council member and former Vice- President, S.A. Association
for the Advancement of Science; member. International Committee for Study of
Human-like Hairy Bipeds; member, Committee of Human Adaptability Project of
International Biologies Programme, Former President, National Union of S.A.
Students (1948-51); Hon. President, Students' Jewish and Zionist Associations,
Witwatersrand University (1926-7): Sometime Executive member S.A. Jewish Board
of Deputies. First Hon. member, Odontological Society of South Africa. Fellow
of the Royal Society of S.A. Received British Association Medal (1953), Simon
Biesheuvel Medal (1966), South Africa Medal (1967), Recreations: Old Books,
Africana, music, archaeology, philately. Add.: 602, Marble Arch, Hillbrow,
Johannesburg.
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