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Robert T. Bakker

1945 - Today

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Robert Thomas Bakker (born March 24, 1945) is an American paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about dinosaurs, particularly by adding support to the theory that some dinosaurs were endothermic (warm-blooded). Along with his mentor John Ostrom, Bakker was responsible for initiating the ongoing "dinosaur renaissance" in paleontological studies, beginning with Bakker's article "Dinosaur Renaissance" in the April 1975 issue of Scientific American. His specialty is the ecological context and behavior of dinosaurs. Bakker has been a major proponent of the theory that dinosaurs were warm-blooded, smart, fast, and adaptable. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert T. Bakker is the 100th most popular archaeologist (up from 116th in 2019), the 7,029th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,667th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Robert T. Bakker ranks 100 out of 151. Before him are Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Zsófia Torma, Paul Rivet, Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, Massimo Pallottino, and Dorothea Bate. After him are Grafton Elliot Smith, John Marshall, Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac, Henri Frankfort, John Evans, and Leon Kozłowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Robert T. Bakker ranks 420. Before him are Göran Claeson, Lasse Berghagen, Mohammed Hazzaz, Meira Kumar, Gloria Jones, and Jean-Marc Guillou. After him are Vincent Nichols, Julio Morales, Ulla Pia, Ágnes Hranitzky, Brian Doyle-Murray, and Karol Jokl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert T. Bakker ranks 7,031 out of 20,380. Before him are Harold Brown (1927), Lhasa de Sela (1972), Edgar Adams (1868), Christopher Judge (1964), Maura Healey (1971), and Alf Clausen (1941). After him are Eugene Burton Ely (1886), Joel Stebbins (1878), Cecilia Beaux (1855), Donald Wuerl (1940), Sidney Coleman (1937), and Zane Grey (1872).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United States

Among archaeologists born in United States, Robert T. Bakker ranks 10. Before him are Robert Ballard (1942), James Henry Breasted (1865), Donald Johanson (1943), Sylvanus Morley (1883), Charles W. Gilmore (1874), and Edward Robinson (1794). After him are Stith Thompson (1885), Lewis Binford (1932), Carl Blegen (1887), Michael D. Coe (1929), Nancy Dupree (1927), and J. P. Mallory (1945).

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