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Gregory S. Paul

グレゴリー・ポール　/　ぐれごりー・ぽーる

American paleontologist

December 24, 1954 (age 71)　・　Washington, D.C., United States

paleontologist
illustrator
painter

My Take

Paul fascinates me because he straddles two worlds most people keep apart: rigorous theropod research and the artist's hand that renders those animals alive. His skeletal and life reconstructions did not just illustrate science, they shaped how the public pictures dinosaurs, feathers and all. There is a real chance that a large slice of the modern dinosaur in our collective imagination traces back to his brush. I love that combination of scholar and illustrator; it democratizes paleontology, letting a child feel the wonder a dense paper never could. That bridge-building between discipline and image is, to me, genuinely valuable work.

Overview

Gregory Scott Paul (born December 24, 1954) is an American freelance researcher, author and illustrator who works in paleontology. He is best known for his work and research on theropod dinosaurs and his detailed illustrations, both live and skeletal.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gregory S. Paul
Name (Japanese): グレゴリー・ポール
Reading: ぐれごりー・ぽーる
Born: December 24, 1954 (age 71)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Horse
Origin: Washington, D.C., United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: paleontologist / illustrator / painter / scientific illustrator / author

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://gspauldino.com/index.html
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

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