“My real father died when I was two years old, so I never knew him. He was a barber in Chicago.” YearsTwoRealFatherDiedTwo YearsChicagoFather DiedBarbersTwo Year OldsReal Father Author:Donald Johanson
“But what really excited me was the idea that humans had a tremendous pre-history that went back millions of years. I wanted to go to Africa to find some of these creatures.” YearsHumansIdeasWantedMillionsCreaturesExcited Author:Donald Johanson
“When the first fossils began to be found in eastern Africa, in the late 1950s, I thought, what a wonderful marriage this was, biology and anthropology. I was around 16 years old when I made this particular choice of academic pursuit.” YearsFirstsMadeChoicesFoundWonderfulParticularLatePursuitBiologyAcademicEasternFossilsAnthropologyWonderful Marriage Author:Donald Johanson
