Lee Rogers Berger

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lee Rogers Berger
Occupation	Anthropologist
Date Of Birth	Dec 22, 1965(1965-12-22)
Age	59
Birthplace	Shawnee Mission
Country	United States
Birth City	Kansas
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Lee Rogers Berger Biography

Lee Rogers Berger is one of the most popular and richest Anthropologist who was born on December 22, 1965 in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, United States.

Lee Rogers Berger (born December 22, 1965) is an American-born South African paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. He is best known for his discovery of the Australopithecus sediba type site, Malapa; his leadership of Rising Star Expedition in the excavation of Homo naledi at Rising Star Cave; and the Taung Bird of Prey Hypothesis.

He is a National Press Photographers Association Humanitarian Award winner in 1987 for throwing his camera down while working as a news photographer for television station WTOC and jumping into the Savannah River to save a drowning woman. He is a Golden Plate Awardee of the Academy of Achievement. In 1997, the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. awarded him the first National Geographic Society Prize for Research and Exploration given for his research into human evolution. In April 2016, Berger was selected by Time as one of its “100 most influential people”.

Lee Rogers Berger Net Worth

Lee Rogers Berger is one of the richest Anthropologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lee Rogers Berger 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Berger was born in Shawnee Mission, Kansas in 1965, but was raised outside of Sylvania, Georgia in the United States. As a youth, Berger was active in the Boy Scouts, Future Farmers of America, and president of Georgia 4-H. In 1984, Berger was named Georgia’s Youth Conservationist of the Year for his work in conserving the threatened gopher tortoise. He is a Distinguished Eagle Scout, and received the Boy Scouts of America Honor Medal for saving a life in 1987.

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Who is Lee Rogers Berger Dating?

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Collaborative research papers by Berger have been recognized four times as being among the top 100 Science stories of the year by Discover Magazine, an international periodical focusing on popular scientific issues. The first recognition came in 1995 for his co-authored work with Ron Clarke of Wits on the taphonomy of the Taung site and in 1998 for his co-authored work with Henry McHenry of the University of California, Davis on limb lengths in Australopithecus africanus.

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Giulia Ranked on the list of most popular Anthropologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lee Rogers Berger celebrates birthday on December 22 of every year.

Berger served with the Royal Society of South Africa, Northern Branch, between 1996 and 1998, and served as Secretary in 1996 and 1997. He also served on the Fulbright Commission, South Africa, chairing it in 2005, and chairing its Program Review Committee from 2002 to 2004.

What did Lee Berger discover?

Lee Berger, in full Lee Rogers Berger, (born December 22, 1965, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, U.S.), American-born South African paleoanthropologist known for the discovery of the fossil skeletons of Australopithecus sediba , a primitive hominin species that some paleontologists believe is the most plausible link between the …

Where is Lee Berger now?

Berger has resided in South Africa since 1989. His wife Jacqueline is a radiologist in the medical school at the University of the Witwatersrand, the same university where he works. They have a son, Matthew, and a daughter.

What did Lee Burger find?

Berger – Lee L. Berger is a scientist who is famous for his discoveries about Paleoanthropology. He also made a great research on the history of modern humans. One of his greatest discoveries was discovering Australopithecus Sediba.

What was found in the Rising Star cave?

Fossil hominins from the Rising Star cave system outside Johannesburg, South Africa, were found to belong to a previously unidentified hominin species, which was then named Homo naledi.

Why is paleoanthropology significant?

It is important to realize that modern paleoanthropology is not a search for human ancestors. Rather, it is a search for knowledge about our biological and technological origins and evolution.