They called him The Bone Doctor.

He was widely esteemed, and his work and beliefs influenced U.S. government policies on race.

In 1918, Aleš Hrdlička founded, prepared, and issued the first issue of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

The American Association of Biological Anthropologists has a prize named in honor and his hometown Humpolec, Czech Republic has a bust honoring him.

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