Loren Eiseley

Loren Corey Eiseley (September 3rd, 1907–July 9th, 1977) was a highly respected anthropologist, science writer, ecologist, and poet who published books of essays, biography, and general science, in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. He is best known for the poetic essay style, called the "hidden essay', he used to explain complex scientific ideas, such as human evolution, to the general public, and for his writings about humanity's relationship with the natural world, which helped inspire the environmental movement. Among his books are The Immense Journey (1957), Darwin's Century (1958), The Unexpected Universe (1969), The Night Country (1971), and the memoir All the Strange Hours (1975).

Eiseley's Academic Career

Eiseley eventually returned to the University of Nebraska and received his Bachelor of Science in English and Geology/Anthropology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1937 and began teaching at the University of Kansas that same year. In 1947 he returned to Pennsylvania as head of the Anthropology Department. He was elected president of the American Institute of Human Paleontology in 1949. From 1959 to 1961, he was provost at the University of Pennsylvania.

Related Topics:
University of Pennsylvania - University of Kansas - Paleontology

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