Abstract
Thomas Wingate Todd was a seminal figure in early twentieth‐century anatomy and biological anthropology. An author of four books and hundreds of articles on a broad range of anatomical and anthropological topics, he is best known for his contributions to human osteology and growth and development studies. He also influenced the field in several other important ways. Theoretically, his work challenged standard ideas on anthropometry, typology, and racial formalism. Academically, he mentored several important figures in the field, including Wilton Krogman, Melville Herskovitz, and W. Montague Cobb, the nation's first black physical anthropology Ph.D. Organizationally, he played a role in the formal professional organization of the field. A charter and executive board member of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, he was serving as its president at the time of his death.
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