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Eggan, Fred Russell
(Encyclopedia) Eggan, Fred RussellEggan, Fred Russellĕgˈgən [key], 1906–91, American anthropologist, b. Seattle, grad. Univ. of Chicago (Ph.B., 1927; A.M., 1928; Ph.D., 1933). A member of the faculty…Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich
(Encyclopedia) Blumenbach, Johann FriedrichBlumenbach, Johann Friedrichyōhänˈ frēˈdrĭkh bl&oomacr;ˈmənbäkh [key], 1752–1840, German naturalist and anthropologist. He introduced and developed the…nativism
(Encyclopedia) nativism, in anthropology, social movement that proclaims the return to power of the natives of a colonized area and the resurgence of native culture, along with the decline of the…Jensen, Johannes Vilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Jensen, Johannes VilhelmJensen, Johannes Vilhelmyōhänˈəs vĭlˈhĕlm yĕnˈsən [key], 1873–1950, Danish writer. As a young man he studied medicine; his interest in biology and anthropology…Firth, Sir Raymond William
(Encyclopedia) Firth, Sir Raymond William, 1901–2002, British social anthropologist, b. Auckland, New Zealand. He was educated at Auckland Univ. and studied with Bronislaw Malinowski at the London…Virchow, Rudolf
(Encyclopedia) Virchow, RudolfVirchow, Rudolfr&oomacr;ˈdôlf fĭrˈkhō [key], 1821–1902, German pathologist, a founder of cellular pathology. He became professor at the Univ. of Würzburg (1849) and…Redfield, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Redfield, Robert, 1897–1958, American anthropologist and sociologist, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago (B.A., 1920; Ph.D., 1928). He began teaching at the Univ. of Chicago in 1928,…anthropomorphism
(Encyclopedia) anthropomorphismanthropomorphismănˌthrəpōmôrˈfĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=having human form], in religion, conception of divinity as being in human form or having human characteristics.…Lubbock, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Lubbock, Sir JohnLubbock, Sir Johnlŭbˈək [key], 1834–1913, English banker, statesman, and naturalist. As a member of Parliament from 1870, he introduced many reform bills, especially…Rivers, William Halse Rivers
(Encyclopedia) Rivers, William Halse Rivers, 1864–1922, British anthropologist. He taught at Cambridge from 1893 until shortly before his death. Trained in medicine and psychology, he pioneered in…Trending
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