Clive Finlayson

Prof. Clive Finlayson MBEGMDMAE
Professor Clive Finlayson in 2012
Born	(1955-01-15)15 January 1955 Gibraltar
Alma mater	University of Liverpool Oriel College, Oxford Leicester University
Known for	Director of the Gibraltar National Museum Publications on Neanderthals ecology and avian biogeography
Spouse	Prof.Geraldine Finlayson
Awards	1976, Recipient of the firstDavid LackStudentship awarded by theBritish Ornithologists' Union 1990, Fellow of theLinnean Society of London 2001, Adjunct Professor, Department of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto 2003, MadeMBE 2010, Elected member ofAcademia Europaea 2019, BestowedGibraltar Medallion of Distinction 2019, Beacon Professor,University of Gibraltar
Scientific career
Fields	Paleoanthropology Paleontology Zoology
Institutions	Gibraltar Museum
Thesis	The ecology and behaviour of closely related species at Gibraltar (with special reference to swifts and warblers)(1979)

Prof.Clive FinlaysonMBEFLS(born 15 January 1955) is aGibraltarianzoologist,paleoanthropologistandpaleontologist.He is the incumbent Director of theGibraltar Museum.Finlayson has published various works mainly based on his research which includes ongoingexcavationsatGorham's CaveinGibraltar,the last known site of the Neanderthals.

Education

Clive Finlayson was born on Gibraltar on 15 January 1955. He has an elder brother,Tommy Finlayson.The Finlaysons are of Scottish descent, but they have been on theRocksince the early 19th century.Clive Finlayson was educated at theGibraltar Grammar School.He completed a BSc Special Honours degree inZoologyat theUniversity of Liverpoolin 1976. In 1980 he graduated with a Doctorate of Philosophy (DPhil) fromOriel College, Oxfordand later went on to obtain an MSc in Museum Studies fromLeicester University.

Career

Shortly after graduating from his degree, Finlayson became increasingly active within localnaturalandcultural heritagecircles. He founded theGibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society(GONHS) in 1978, an organisation which he chaired until 1992. He was also a trustee of theGibraltar Heritage Trustfrom 1987 to 1989.

Having been the managing director of theGibraltar Tourism Agency,he took up the position of Director of theGibraltar Museumin 1991 which he holds to date (June 2012)and is also the Director of theGibraltar Culture and Heritage Agency's Heritage Division.

In 2001 Finlayson was appointed to the staff of the Department of Anthropology at theUniversity of Toronto.He was madeMBEin the 2003New Year Honours.

His various publications include literature on theNeanderthalsandModern Humansas well as onornithologyand his research programme includes ongoingexcavationsatGorham's Cave,the last known site of the Neanderthals, as part of theGibraltar Caves Project.Finlayson's 2009 book on Neanderthals and their interaction withHomo sapiensexpands on the idea that we were the same species since modern man contains genetic sequences that are shared with neanderthals and the possibility of interbreeding is likely. However, Finlayson discusses that because these shared genetic sequences are common across the globe then it is possible that these shared genes are due to our common heritage in Africa.

Along with his many varied roles, he also acts as a consultant to theUNESCO World Heritage Centrein Paris.

Fellowships and awards

• 1976, Recipient of the firstDavid LackStudentship awarded by theBritish Ornithologists' Union.
• 1990, Fellow of theLinnean Society of London.
• 2001, Adjunct Professor, Department of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto
• 2003, AwardedMBEinThe Queen'sNew Year Honours.
• 2010, Elected member ofAcademia Europaea
• 2018, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Science,Liverpool John Moores University
• 2019, BestowedGibraltar Medallion of Distinction
• 2019, Beacon Professor,University of Gibraltar

Publications

Authored

• Finlayson, Clive (2019).The Smart Neanderthal: Bird catching, cave art & the cognitive revolution.Oxford:Oxford University Press.ISBN9780198797524.
• Finlayson, Clive (2014).The Improbable Primate: How Water Shaped Human Evolution.Oxford:Oxford University Press.ISBN9780199658794.
• Finlayson, Clive (2011).Avian Survivors: Climate Change and the History of the Birds of the Western Palearctic.T. & A. D. Poyser.ISBN978-0713688658.
• Finlayson, Clive (2010).Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar.Poyser.ISBN978-1408136959.
• Finlayson, Clive (2009).The Humans Who became extinct: Why Neanderthals Died Out and We Survived.Oxford: Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0199239191.
• Finlayson, Clive (2009).Neanderthals and Modern Humans: An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective.Cambridge University Press.ISBN978-0521121002.
• Finlayson, Clive (2007).Al-Andalus.Santana Books.ISBN978-8489954694.
• Finlayson, Clive (1993).Prion Birdwatchers' Guide to Southern Spain and Gibraltar.Prion.ISBN1871104033.

Co-authored

• Finlayson, Geraldine; Finlayson, Stewart; Finlayson, Clive (2022).BIRD MIGRATION Between Europe and Africa.Gibraltar:Gibraltar National Museum.
• Finlayson, Clive;Finlayson, Geraldine;Finlayson, Stewart (2017).LOST WORLD: Secrets of a World Heritage Site.Gibraltar:Gibraltar Museum.
• Finlayson, Clive;Finlayson, Geraldine;Finlayson, Stewart (2013).A Guide to Wild Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar.Mijas Pueblo:Santana Books.ISBN978-84-89954-97-7.
• Where the Last Neanderthals Lived: A Study of Neanderthal and Modern Human Behavioural Ecology in a Glacial Refugium.Oxbow Books. 2012.ISBN978-1842172650.
• The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068–1945.Osprey Publishing.2006.ISBN1846030161.
• Birds of Iberia.BookLink Distribution. 2006.ISBN978-84-89954-28-1.
• Finlayson, Clive & Geraldine (1999).Gibraltar at the end of the Millennium: A Portrait of a Changing Land.Gibraltar: Aquila Services.
• Finlayson, Clive; Cortes, John E. (1988).The Flowers and Wildlife of Gibraltar.Ashford,Buchan & Enright.ISBN0948466073.

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