David J. Ward (born 10 October 1948, in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

) is a British

palaeontologist Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure geolo ...

. He worked for 14 years as a veterinary surgeon while being an amateur palaeontologist and taking part in several expeditions to

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. In 1988 he retired from medicine to devote himself completely to palaeontology.Cyril Walker">From the synopsis of the book, Cyril Walker
, David Ward '' Fossils : Smithsonian Handbook'', (2002, paperback, revisited), (1992, 1st edition). He travelled extensively in Europe, Africa, Australia">Europe">Fossils : Smithsonian Handbook'', (2002, paperback, revisited), (1992, 1st edition). He travelled extensively in Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, as well as to Uzbekistan, Russia and Kazakhstan. He published over 50 scientific articles and co-authored a bestselling book, ''Fossils (Smithsonian Handbook series)''. He was the 2007 Skinner Award recipient.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, David 1948 births Living people British palaeontologists Amateur paleontologists