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Article: A STUDENT OF SASQUATCH, PROF. GROVER KRANTZ, DIES.(News)(Obituary)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- February 18, 2002
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Byline: TOM PAULSON P-I reporter
Bigfoot has lost its most credible and powerful advocate.
Grover Krantz, a professor of anthropology at Washington State University and a widely recognized expert on human evolution, died four days ago of pancreatic cancer at his home in Sequim. He was 70.
While few outside the field of anthropology may know of his significant scientific accomplishments in evolutionary theory, many know of his work on Bigfoot or Sasquatch - the hairy, humanoid, extra-large ape-like creature that some contend exists in the shadowy forests of the Pacific Northwest.
"Within the established academic community, Grover was ...