Norman J. Sauer is an American forensic anthropologist and professor emeritus of anthropology at Michigan State University (MSU).
Norman Jay Sauer | |
|---|---|
| Education | State University of New York at Geneseo, Michigan State University |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences,[1] received their T. Dale Stewart Award in 2007[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Forensic anthropology |
| Institutions | Michigan State University |
| Thesis | An analysis of the human skeletal material from the Fletcher site (20by28), Bay City, Michigan (1974) |
Education
editSauer received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University.[3]
Career
editSauer taught in the department of anthropology at MSU from 1974 to 2012.[3] While at MSU, he co-directed their forensic anthropology track of the Forensic Science Program, and directed their Forensic Anthropology Laboratory. He retired from MSU in 2013.[1] In 2015, he was named vice president of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.[4]
Work and views
editIn the 2000s, Sauer identified a 200-year-old mummy that had previously been posted for sale on eBay as belonging to the University of Maryland School of Medicine. It was returned there in 2011.[5] He has also analyzed the famous photograph V-J Day in Times Square and has concluded that the sailor depicted therein is George Mendonsa (who has claimed to be this sailor).[6] He has argued that race is an invalid method of classifying humans.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Faculty/Staff". Forensic Biology Department. Michigan State University. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Verria, Lawrence (2012). The Kissing Sailor: The Mystery Behind the Photo That Ended World War II. Naval Institute Press. p. 173. ISBN 9781612511276.
- ^ a b "Faculty". Department of Anthropology website. Michigan State University. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Dr. Norman J. Sauer Named Vice President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences". Michigan State University. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Walker, Andrea K. (11 November 2011). "Stolen mummy to return home to UM medical school". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Owens, David (9 November 2012). "Sailor In Iconic VJ Day Photo Is Rhode Island Man". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Href, Mailto; Lawson, Willow. "Anthropologists Disagree About Race and Bones". ABC News. Retrieved 12 July 2016.