Zeresenay Alemseged (Paleontologist ) was born in Ethiopia on a Wednesday, June 4, 1969 🎈. Zeresenay Alemseged is 55 years old. He is a Gemini ♊ and was born in the Year of the Rooster 🐓.
Paleoanthropologist and Chair of the Anthropology Department at the California Academy of Sciences who is known for discovering “Lucy’s child”, which is the almost-complete fossilized remains of a 3.3 million year old child. His discovery was a watershed moment in our understanding of human and pre-human evolution.
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| FULL NAME: | Zeresenay Alemseged |
| BIRTH DATE: | June 4, 1969 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Ethiopia |
| AGE: | 55 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Ethiopian |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Gemini |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rooster |
About
Zeresenay Alemseged is a Paleontologist. Zeresenay was born in the 1960s, in the middle of the Generation X generation. Generation X, also known as the "MTV Generation," are individuals born between 1965 and 1980. This generation saw the emergence of music videos, heavy metal, and hip hop. Nirvana, U2, Madonna, torn jeans, Beverly Hills 90210, and Friends also became popular. Gen Xers have also experienced significant events, including, fall of the Berlin Wall, the energy crisis, the Watergate scandal, the rise of the personal computer, and Terrorism at the Munich Olympics.
His family was residing in Axum, Ethiopia, when he was born; one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. Find out who is Zeresenay Alemseged dating right now.
He was initially a geologist and worked with the National Museum of Ethiopias Paleoanthropology Laboratory after graduating from Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa University in 1990.
DID YOU KNOW He founded the Dikika Research Project in 1999, an organization that contributed much to the study of paleoanthropology beyond the discovery of Selam.
FACT His discovery of Selam, the world’s oldest child, was seen as more proof in favor of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
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Birthday
Currently, Zeresenay Alemseged is 55 years old. His next birthday is away. Zeresenay will celebrate his 56th birthday on a Wednesday, June 4th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on June 4, 1969. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Zeresenay Alemseged’s zodiac sign is Gemini. People born between May 21st and June 20th belong to the third sign in the zodiac, Gemini. Geminis are known for being curious, charismatic, extroverted, and clever. Aries & Leo are the most compatible signs for Geminis.
Famous Gemini celebrities are Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea, Natalie Portman, and Prince. Gemini ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Zeresenay Alemseged was born in the Year of the Rooster. Rooster represents punctuality in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rooster are charming, witty, honest, blunt, brave, and self-reliant. They can also sometimes be controlling, insensitive, narrow-minded, selfish, and reckless.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Zeresenay Alemseged is a 55 years old Paleontologist, born in June, in the Year of the Rooster (1969), and is a Gemini. His life path number is 8. Zeresenay’s birthstone is Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite, and his birth flower is Rose.
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