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William R. Maples
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"Bones are our last and best witness; they never lie and they never forget", Clyde Snow.
Family Life
-Born August 7,1937 in Dallas, Texas
-Graduated from University of Texas in Austin
-Married in 1958-wife- Margaret Kelly Maples
-job-conducted field research
-Daughters- Lisa L. Maples & Cynthia L. Meyers
-Worked with a journalist and wrote"Dead Men Do Tell Tales"
Recognition
-Named Distinguished profesor
-Served for a year as vice president for American Academy of Forensic Sciences
-University of Florida named their center for forensic medicine after him
Changing the world
Known for his ability to identify bodies by skeletal remains and trauma analysis
Accomplishments
1967-Completed doctorate
1973-Joined Florida Museum of Natural HIstory
1978- Named curator of Physical Anthropology at the Florida State Museum
1994-Named distinguished service profesor
Question
How do you identify a person by their ashes?
Answer: By using a chemical solution to mix with some of the ashes
Facts
Citations
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/01/us/william-r-maples-59-dies-anthropologist-of-big-crimes.html
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Fall2000/Maxey/
http://www.bestforensicscienceschools.com/2009/25-most-influential-people-in-forensic-science/
http://maples-center.ufl.edu/organizations/people/william-r-maples/
http://paintyourpanda.blogspot.com/2014/03/forensic-anthropology-and-race.html
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/08/03/argentines-find-remains-cuban-diplomat-slain-by-junta/
Description of Accomplishments
-Studied in Africa in order to recieve doctoral degree from U.T
-Has 6 grandchildren
-Examined bodies of President Zachary Taylor, Czar Nicholas 2 & Franciso Pizarro
-Died of brain cancer
-Involved in 1,200 cases in his 28 year career