Background
Hooton, Earnest Albert was born on November 20, 1887 in Clemansville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William and Margaret Elizabeth (Newton) Hooton.
Hooton, Earnest Albert was born on November 20, 1887 in Clemansville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William and Margaret Elizabeth (Newton) Hooton.
Bachelor of Arts, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1907, Doctor of Science, 1933. Master of Arts University of Wisconsin, 1908, Doctor of Philosophy, 1911. Also Doctor of Laws (honorary), 1954.
Rhodes Scholar at University of Oxford, 1910-1913, diploma in anthropology, 1912, Bachelor of Letters, 1913.
Instructor anthropology, 1913, assistant professor, 1921, associate professor, 1927, professor since 1930, Harvard. Assistant curator somatology, Peabody Museum, 1913-1914, curator since 1914.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president section H, 1923-1924), Royal Anthropology Institute, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Anthropology
Association, American Association Physical Anthropology, American Genetic Association, American Philosophical Society, American Society Naturalists, National Academy Science, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary Beidler Camp, June 3, 1915. Children: Jay Camp, William Newton, Emma Beidler.