Lawson Wortman was an American zoologist and paleontologist who lived in the late 19th century. He was born in 1867 in New York City and attended Columbia University, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1889. He then went on to pursue a Master of Science degree at the same institution, which he completed in 1891. Wortman was a prolific author, publishing numerous papers on zoology and paleontology in various scientific journals. He was particularly interested in the study of fossil mammals, and his most notable work was On the Affinities of Leptarctus primus of Leidy, which was published in 1894. In this paper, he argued that the fossil mammal Leptarctus primus was closely related to modern-day bears. Wortman was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Society of Naturalists. He died in 1895 at the age of 28.
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