William King

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1856–1864

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William King, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Discovery of Neanderthal type specimen in the Neander Valley

   1856–1864

   Role: Proponent of the species name Homo neanderthalensis, who described the fossil as distinct from modern humans

   1. 1August 1856 · Kleine Feldhofer GrotteDiscovery of Remains

      Italian workers uncovered human-like bones in the Kleine Feldhofer Grotte in August 1856.

   2. 2June 2, 1857 · Natural History Society of the Prussian Rhineland and WestphaliaPresentation to Society

      Fuhlrott and Schaaffhausen presented findings to the Natural History Society in June 1857.

   3. 31864 · Scientific JournalFormal Naming

      William King proposed the name Homo neanderthalensis in 1864, distinguishing the fossil.

Sources

1. Neanderthal 1 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12