David Raup, paleontologist who transformed his discipline, 1933

David Raup, paleontologist who transformed his discipline, 1933–2015

University of Chicago paleontologist David Raup, SB’53, died of pneumonia July 9 in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. He was 82.

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07.14.2015

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