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Robert Sussman

  • Born

    By Katya Sussman
  • B.A. Degree

    Los Angeles, California
    Bob received his B.A. from UCLA
    By Katya Sussman
  • M.A. Degree

    Los Angeles, California
    Received his Masters Degree in Anthropology at UCLA
    By Katya Sussman
  • Married Linda Sussman

    By Katya Sussman
  • Received PhD

    Durham, North Carolina
    Received his PhD in Anthropology at Duke University.
    By Katya Sussman
  • Professor at Wash U

    St Louis, Missouri
    Began teaching as a professor of anthropology at Washington University, St. Louis.
    By Katya Sussman
  • Birth of First Child

    St Louis, Missouri
    By Katya Sussman
  • Birth of Second Child

    St Louis, Missouri
    By Katya Sussman
  • Man the Hunted Published

    Donna Hart
    Bob was a wonderful academic because he was always seeking to push boundaries and never satisfied with current paradigms -- especially where human evolution was concerned. After my dissertation found evidence that predation was a major factor in primate ecology, Bob was enthusiastic to apply the findings to ancient hominins. His determination to reach a general audience with theories about the evolution of cooperative behaviors resulting from predation pressure resulted in our collaboration on Man the Hunted.

    I thought it appropriate to copy one paragraph from the Acknowledgments section of Man the Hunted which, in a nutshell, says it all: "Donna Hart thanks Bob Sussman, and Bob likewise thanks Donna for our harmonious working relationship academically and our personal friendship through many years of mutual enthusiasm regarding primates, predation, and human evolution."

    I am so grateful to have known and worked with Bob. As with so many others, I will miss him -- his ideas, his support, his guidance, and his friendship.
  • Birth of First Grandson

    St Louis, Missouri
    By Katya Sussman
  • The Myth of Race Published

    Karen Strier
    Bob with other members of Section H at the AAAS Annual meeting, Chicago, IL,, 13 Feb 2014
  • Died

    By Katya Sussman