President Higgins to celebrate Galway Scientist who named Neanderthals

Galway Bay fm newsroom – President Michael D. Higgins will visit the city next week for an event celebrating the anniversary of the achievements of a Galway based scientist. William King was a professor of Geology at the then Queens College in Galway in the 19th century. He was the first scientist ever to name a new species of human. Professor King gave the name ‘Neanderthal' to the race of prehistoric people who disappeared almost 30 thousand years ago. The event, which will be attended by President Higgins, marks the 150th anniversary of the naming which distinguished Neanderthals from modern humans. The free event will take place on Saturday week the 24th May at 5.30pm in the O'Flaherty theatre in NUI Galway. The post President Higgins to celebrate Galway Scientist who named Neanderthals appeared first on Galway Bay FM.