Gen Suwa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | UC Berkeley |
| Awards | Asahi Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleoanthropology |
| Institutions | University of Tokyo |
Gen Suwa (born 1954) is a Japanese paleoanthropologist. He is known for his contributions to the understanding of the evolution of early hominids, including the discovery of a tooth from a hominid that was more than one million years older than the oldest previously known hominid. The discovery changed scientific opinion regarding the ancestral splits between humans, chimps and gorillas.
A professor at The University Museum of the University of Tokyo, Suwa is a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences and a recipient of the Asahi Prize.