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Caroline Wilkinson

Caroline M. Wilkinson FRSE FRAI (born 27 October 1965) is a British anthropologist and academic, who specialises in forensic facial reconstruction. She has been a professor at the Liverpool John Moores University's School of Art and Design since 2014.[1] She is best known for her work in forensic facial reconstruction and has been a contributor to many television programmes on the subject, as well as the creator of reconstructed heads of kings Richard III of England in 2013[2] and Robert the Bruce of Scotland in 2016.[3]

Academic career

Wilkinson holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in facial anthropology from the University of Manchester (2000), and from 2000 to 2005 led the Unit of Art and Medicine at the university.[4] Between 2005 and 2014 she taught at the University of Dundee in the award-winning Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, where from 2011 she was Professor of Craniofacial Identification and Head of Human Identification.

She first became known to television audiences as a result of her regular appearances on the BBC series Meet the Ancestors,[5] and also appeared on History Cold Case while working at the University of Dundee (2005 – 2014).

Facial reconstruction

In 2013, Wilkinson created a facial reconstruction of King Richard III, whose remains had been uncovered in a car park and positively identified using DNA.[2]

In December that year, Wilkinson created a facial reconstruction of Saint Nicholas, working from anatomical knowledge, tissue depth data, and the latest reconstruction technology.[6] From his skeletal remains, it was known that his broken nose had "healed asymmetrically, giving him a characteristic nose and rugged facial appearance".[7]

In 2016, Wilkinson helped create facial reconstructions of Robert the Bruce, using a skull believed to have belonged to the Scottish king. Two versions were created, one standard one and another based on the belief that he had suffered from leprosy.[3]

She is the author of several works on the subject of facial identification and depiction.

Awards

In 2012, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[8] and was awarded the 2013 RSE Senior Prize for Public Engagement. In 2014, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute (FRAI).[9]

Wilkinson was awarded the Combined Royal Colleges medal of the Royal Photographic Society in 2016, for "outstanding contribution to the advancement of medical photography or medical imaging."[10]

Works

References

  1. ^ "Prof Caroline Wilkinson". Liverpool John Moores University. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Richard III: Facial reconstruction shows king's features". BBC News. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b Hannan, Martin (8 December 2016). "Digital technology reveals the face of Robert the Bruce". The National. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ Lacey, Hester (30 January 2015). "Facial reconstruction: interview with a forensic pioneer". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ^ Medical Artists' Association of Great Britain: Caroline Wilkinson. Accessed 12 February 2013 Archived 12 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Real face of Father Christmas revealed at St Nicholas Primary School", Liverpool Echo, 5 December 2014. Accessed 27 March 2015
  7. ^ BBC News - "Father Christmas: Saint Nicholas' face revealed", 6 December 2014. Accessed 27 March 2015
  8. ^ "Professor Caroline Mary Wilkinson FRSE - The Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Prof Caroline Wilkinson". Liverpool School of Art and Design. Liverpool John Moores University. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  10. ^ "RPS Awards 2016". Royal Photographic Society. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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