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Charles Dawson
(1864-1916)
British archaeological forger
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Charles Dawson (11 July 1864 – 10 August 1916) was a British amateur archaeologist who claimed to have made a number of archaeological and palaeontological discoveries that were later exposed as frauds. These included the Piltdown Man (Eoanthropus dawsoni), which he presented in 1912.

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Born Charles Dawson
11 July 1864
Preston, Lancashire, England
Died
10 August 1916 (aged 52)
Lewes, Sussex, England
Zodiac Cancer
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    Ray Lankester · Associate · 1847-1929 · Zoologist edit info
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    Arthur Smith Woodward · Associate · 1864-1944 · English paleontologist edit info
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  • Arthur Keith
    Arthur Keith · Associate · 1866-1955 · British anatomist and anthropologist edit info
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  • William Plane Pycraft
    William Plane Pycraft · Associate · 1868-1942 · British zoologist edit info
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    Grafton Elliot Smith · Associate · 1871-1937 · Anatomist edit info
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