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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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