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Donald C. Johanson  

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  • American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson is most notable for his discovery and interpretation of the fossil hominid Australopithecus afarensis. Originally born in Chicago, Illinois, of Swedish immigrants, Johnson faced adversity early in life. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Johanson, Donald C. (1943–)]

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