Trivia
- He married his wife, Adena Nevitt, in 1913, who accompanied him on his trips. They had two children together, a son (b. 1921) and a daughter (b. 1925). Both were born in China.
- Unlike many Caucasians of his era, Davidson Black respected his Chinese coworkers. In return, he was well liked by many of them, who put flowers on his grave after his death.
- Black believed artifacts discovered in China should be kept there.
- Gigantopithecus blacki was named in his honour.
- Author Dora Ridout Hood wrote a biography on him, called Davidson Black : a biography, which was printed by the University of Toronto Press.
- G.E. Smith, the Neuroanatomist he worked under, wrote his obituary.
- Davidson Black showed an interest in Biology at an early age, despite being born to a family association with law.
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