Godfrey Laurie R
Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 2008;Suppl 47:118-26. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.20951.
William White Howells was one of the intellectual giants of the discipline of biological anthropology during the twentieth century. He was a devoted student of Earnest A. Hooton; yet he played a central role in directing the discipline away from the typological thinking that infused the work of his predecessor, and toward the population perspective that characterizes the field today. An original and productive scholar with diverse interests, his influence was extraordinary not merely because of his brilliance, but also because of the kind of mentor he was. Almost two dozen graduate students, and countless others with whom he interacted in various capacities, have carried Howells' legacy into the twenty-first century.
威廉·怀特·豪厄尔斯是20世纪生物人类学领域的知识巨人之一。他是欧内斯特·A·霍顿的忠实学生；然而，他在引导该学科摆脱其前辈作品中所蕴含的类型学思维，并转向当今该领域所特有的群体视角方面发挥了核心作用。作为一位有着广泛兴趣的原创性且多产的学者，他的影响力非凡，不仅因为他的才华，还因为他作为导师的特质。近二十几名研究生，以及无数以各种身份与他互动过的其他人，将豪厄尔斯的遗产带入了21世纪。
