▁was ▁also ▁controvers ial , ▁being ▁sus pected ▁of ▁scientific ▁fra ud ▁during ▁his ▁studies ▁of ▁Pale o - Ind ian ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁H ib ben ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁in ▁Lake wood , ▁Ohio . ▁He ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁arch ae ology ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁working ▁sum mers ▁at ▁dig s . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁arch ae ology ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁ ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁zo ology ▁from ▁the ▁UN M ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁While ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁student , ▁H ib ben ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁arch ae ology ▁collections ▁( the ▁core ▁of ▁what ▁became ▁the ▁Max well ▁Museum ▁of ▁Anth rop ology ). ▁He ▁returned ▁East ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁to ▁attend ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁which ▁awarded ▁him ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁anth rop ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁H ib ben ▁then ▁taught ▁at ▁UN M ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁During ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁H ib ben ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Max well ▁Museum ▁of ▁Anth rop ology . ▁ ▁H ib ben ' s ▁first ▁marriage ▁and ▁subsequent ▁invest ments ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁million aire .