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Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Anthropologists, including T. E. Lawrence, Alfred Russel Wallace, Rudolf Virchow, Zora Neale Hurston and Franz Boas

Famous 19th Century Anthropologists

Zora Neale HurstonZora Neale Hurston
07 January 1891, American
Folklorist, Anthropologist
Rudolf VirchowRudolf Virchow
13 October 1821, German
Doctor, Anthropologist

Alfred Russel WallaceAlfred Russel Wallace
08 January 1823, British
Naturalist, Explorer, Geographer, Anthropologist

Franz BoasFranz Boas
09 July 1858, American
Anthropologist

John Wesely PowellJohn Wesley Powell
24 March 1834, American
Explorer, Geologist

Alfred KroeberAlfred L. Kroeber
11 June 1876, American
Cultural Anthropologist
Arthur KeithArthur Keith
05 February 1866, Welsh
Father of Modern Nationalism

Francisco MorenoFrancisco Moreno
31 May 1852, Argentinian
Naturalist, Explorer, Anthropologist, Geographer

Karl PolanyiKarl Polanyi
25 October 1886, Hungarian
Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian,
Johann Friedrich BlumenbachJohann Friedrich Blumenbach
11 May 1752, German
Physician

Ludwig FeuerbachLudwig Feuerbach
28 July 1804, German
Anthropologist, Philosopher, University teacher
Edward Burnett TylorEdward Burnett Tylor
02 October 1832, British
Anthropologist

Ruth BenedictRuth Benedict
05 June 1887, American
Anthropologist, Folklorist, University teacher,

Gustave Le BonGustave Le Bon
07 May 1841, French
Physician, Anthropologist, Archaeologist,

Marcel MaussMarcel Mauss
10 May 1872, French
Politician, Sociologist, Ethnologist,

Madison GrantMadison Grant
19 November 1865, American
Lawyer, Anthropologist, Racial theorist,
James George FrazerJames George Frazer
01 January 1854, British
Anthropologist, Writer, Historian, Mythographer

Lothrop StoddardLothrop Stoddard
29 June 1883, American
Anthropologist, Political scientist, Historian,

Edward S. CurtisEdward S. Curtis
16 February 1868, American
Photographer, Anthropologist

Edward SapirEdward Sapir
26 January 1884, Polish, American
Anthropologist, Linguist, Sociolinguist,
Paul BrocaPaul Broca
28 June 1824, French
Physician, Anatomist, Anthropologist,

Lewis Henry MorganLewis Henry Morgan
21 November 1818, American
 
Wilhelm GrimmWilhelm Grimm
24 February 1786, German
Lexicographer, Anthropologist, Librarian, Writer,

William Graham SumnerWilliam Graham Sumner
30 October 1840, American
Anthropologist, Political scientist, Historian,

Max SchelerMax Scheler
22 August 1874, German
Philosopher, Anthropologist, University teacher,
Benjamin Lee WhorfBenjamin Lee Whorf
24 April 1897, American
Anthropologist, Linguist

Alfred Radcliffe-BrownAlfred Radcliffe-Brown
17 January 1881, British
Anthropologist
Margaret MurrayMargaret Murray
13 July 1863, British
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Egyptologist

Prosper MériméeProsper Mérimée
28 September 1803, French
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Historian,

Eugen FischerEugen Fischer
05 July 1874, German
Anthropologist, Physician, Racial hygienist,
John Lubbock, 1st Baron AveburyJohn Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
30 April 1834, British
Anthropologist, Politician, Archaeologist,

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W. H. R. RiversW. H. R. Rivers
12 March 1864, British
Anthropologist
Arnold van GennepArnold van Gennep
23 April 1873, German, French
Ethnographer

Melville J. HerskovitsMelville J. Herskovits
10 September 1895, American
Anthropologist

Eugène DuboisEugène Dubois
28 January 1858
Curator, Geologist, Physician, Anthropologist,

Johann Jakob BachofenJohann Jakob Bachofen
22 December 1815, Swiss
Antiquarian
Ralph LintonRalph Linton
27 February 1893, American
Anthropologist
Franz WeidenreichFranz Weidenreich
07 June 1873, German, American
Anthropologist

Frances DensmoreFrances Densmore
21 May 1867, American
Anthropologist

Theodor NöldekeTheodor Nöldeke
02 March 1836, German
Orientalist

Lucien Lévy-BruhlLucien Lévy-Bruhl
10 April 1857, French
Scholar
Adolf BastianAdolf Bastian
26 June 1826, German
Polymath

Te Rangi HīroaTe Rangi Hīroa
30 September 1877, New Zealander
Doctor

Aleš HrdličkaAleš Hrdlička
29 March 1869, Czech, American
Anthropologist

Frank Hamilton CushingFrank Hamilton Cushing
22 July 1857, American
Anthropologist

Ella Cara DeloriaElla Cara Deloria
31 January 1889, American
Educator
W. Lloyd WarnerW. Lloyd Warner
26 October 1898, American
Anthropologist

Nikolay Yakovlevich DanilevskyNikolay Yakovlevich Danilevsky
10 December 1822, Russian
Philosopher
Helmuth PlessnerHelmuth Plessner
04 September 1892, German
Philosopher

Walter William SkeatWalter William Skeat
21 November 1835, British
Anthropologist

Alice Cunningham FletcherAlice Cunningham Fletcher
15 March 1838, American
Anthropologist
Wilhelm BleekWilhelm Bleek
08 March 1827, German
Linguist

David Samuel MargoliouthDavid Samuel Margoliouth
17 October 1858, British
Orientalist
Fernando Ortiz FernándezFernando Ortiz Fernández
16 July 1881, Cuban
Essayist

Charles Gabriel SeligmanCharles Gabriel Seligman
24 December 1873, British
Physician

Florentino AmeghinoFlorentino Ameghino
18 September 1854, Argentinian
Naturalist

William Z. RipleyWilliam Z. Ripley
13 October 1867, American
Economist

Alfred Cort HaddonAlfred Cort Haddon
24 May 1855, British
Anthropologist
Robert LowieRobert Lowie
12 June 1883, Austrian, American
Anthropologist

Elsie Clews ParsonsElsie Clews Parsons
27 November 1875, American
Anthropologist

J. Eric S. ThompsonJ. Eric S. Thompson
31 December 1898, British
Anthropologist

Audrey I. RichardsAudrey I. Richards
08 July 1899, British
Anthropologist
Paul RadinPaul Radin
02 April 1883, American
Anthropologist

Davidson BlackDavidson Black
25 July 1884, Canadian
Paleoanthropologist
Clark WisslerClark Wissler
18 September 1870, American
Anthropologist

Lydia CabreraLydia Cabrera
20 May 1899, Cuban
Author

Walter Baldwin SpencerWalter Baldwin Spencer
23 June 1860, Australian, British
Anthropologist
Alcide d'OrbignyAlcide d'Orbigny
06 September 1802, French
Naturalist

Robert Ranulph MarettRobert Ranulph Marett
13 June 1866, Islanders, British
Ethnologist
Francis La FlescheFrancis La Flesche
25 December 1857, American
Ethnologist

William Henry HolmesWilliam Henry Holmes
01 December 1846, American
Explorer

Marcellin BouleMarcellin Boule
01 January 1861, French
Palaeontologist
Berthold LauferBerthold Laufer
11 October 1874, German
Anthropologist

John Ferguson McLennanJohn Ferguson McLennan
14 October 1827, Scottish
Advocate
Géza RóheimGéza Róheim
12 September 1891, Hungarian, American
Psychoanalyst

Alexander GoldenweiserAlexander Goldenweiser
29 January 1880, Ukrainian, American
American anthropologist

William John McGeeWilliam John McGee
17 April 1853, American
Explorer, Anthropologist, University teacher

Anders RetziusAnders Retzius
13 October 1796, Swedish
Professor
Frank SpeckFrank Speck
08 November 1881, American
Anthropologist
Robert Henry CodringtonRobert Henry Codrington
15 September 1830, British
Priest

John R. SwantonJohn R. Swanton
19 February 1873, American
Anthropologist

Fay-Cooper ColeFay-Cooper Cole
08 August 1881, American
Anthropologist

Francis James GillenFrancis James Gillen
28 October 1855, Australian
Anthropologist
Alfred Irving HallowellAlfred Irving Hallowell
28 December 1892, American
Anthropologist

Vladimir BogorazVladimir Bogoraz
27 April 1865, Russian
Writer

Vasily RadlovVasily Radlov
17 January 1837, Russian
Translator

Frederic Ward PutnamFrederic Ward Putnam
16 April 1839, American
Anthropologist

William James PerryWilliam James Perry
1887 AD, British
Anthropologist
George Amos DorseyGeorge Amos Dorsey
06 February 1868, American
Anthropologist

Henri-Alexandre JunodHenri-Alexandre Junod
17 May 1863, Swiss
Missionary
Louis Laurent Gabriel de MortilletLouis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet
29 August 1821, French
Archaeologist

Richard ThurnwaldRichard Thurnwald
18 September 1869, Austrian
Anthropologist
Gustav KlemmGustav Klemm
12 November 1802, German
Anthropologist
Roland Burrage DixonRoland Burrage Dixon
06 November 1875, American
Anthropologist