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

Franz BoasFranz Boas
09 July 1858, American
Anthropologist

Rudolf VirchowRudolf Virchow
13 October 1821, German
Doctor, Anthropologist

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

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

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

Karl PolanyiKarl Polanyi
25 October 1886, Hungarian
Economist, Anthropologist, Economic historian,
Ludwig FeuerbachLudwig Feuerbach
28 July 1804, German
Anthropologist, Philosopher, University teacher

Johann Friedrich BlumenbachJohann Friedrich Blumenbach
11 May 1752, German
Physician
Gustave Le BonGustave Le Bon
07 May 1841, French
Physician, Anthropologist, Archaeologist,

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

Edward Burnett TylorEdward Burnett Tylor
02 October 1832, British
Anthropologist

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

Edward S. CurtisEdward S. Curtis
16 February 1868, American
Photographer, Anthropologist
James George FrazerJames George Frazer
01 January 1854, British
Anthropologist, Writer, Historian, Mythographer

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

Madison GrantMadison Grant
19 November 1865, American
Lawyer, Anthropologist, Racial theorist,

William Graham SumnerWilliam Graham Sumner
30 October 1840, American
Anthropologist, Political scientist, Historian,
Edward SapirEdward Sapir
26 January 1884, Polish, American
Anthropologist, Linguist, Sociolinguist,

William John McGeeWilliam John McGee
17 April 1853, American
Explorer, Anthropologist, University teacher
Margaret MurrayMargaret Murray
13 July 1863, British
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Egyptologist

Paul BrocaPaul Broca
28 June 1824, French
Physician, Anatomist, Anthropologist,

Wilhelm GrimmWilhelm Grimm
24 February 1786, German
Lexicographer, Anthropologist, Librarian, Writer,
Prosper MériméeProsper Mérimée
28 September 1803, French
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Historian,

Alfred Radcliffe-BrownAlfred Radcliffe-Brown
17 January 1881, British
Anthropologist
Max SchelerMax Scheler
22 August 1874, German
Philosopher, Anthropologist, University teacher,

Benjamin Lee WhorfBenjamin Lee Whorf
24 April 1897, American
Anthropologist, Linguist

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

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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

Theodor NöldekeTheodor Nöldeke
02 March 1836, German
Orientalist

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

George MurdockGeorge Murdock
11 May 1897, American
Anthropologist
Johann Jakob BachofenJohann Jakob Bachofen
22 December 1815, Swiss
Antiquarian
Lucien Lévy-BruhlLucien Lévy-Bruhl
10 April 1857, French
Scholar

Ralph LintonRalph Linton
27 February 1893, American
Anthropologist

Frances DensmoreFrances Densmore
21 May 1867, American
Anthropologist

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

Walter Baldwin SpencerWalter Baldwin Spencer
23 June 1860, Australian, British
Anthropologist

William Z. RipleyWilliam Z. Ripley
13 October 1867, American
Economist
Alice Cunningham FletcherAlice Cunningham Fletcher
15 March 1838, American
Anthropologist

Charles Gabriel SeligmanCharles Gabriel Seligman
24 December 1873, British
Physician
Lewis Henry MorganLewis Henry Morgan
21 November 1818, American
 

Robert LowieRobert Lowie
12 June 1883, Austrian, American
Anthropologist

Ella Cara DeloriaElla Cara Deloria
31 January 1889, American
Educator
Helmuth PlessnerHelmuth Plessner
04 September 1892, German
Philosopher

David Samuel MargoliouthDavid Samuel Margoliouth
17 October 1858, British
Orientalist
Lydia CabreraLydia Cabrera
20 May 1899, Cuban
Author

Frank Hamilton CushingFrank Hamilton Cushing
22 July 1857, American
Anthropologist

Elsie Clews ParsonsElsie Clews Parsons
27 November 1875, American
Anthropologist

Davidson BlackDavidson Black
25 July 1884, Canadian
Paleoanthropologist

Alfred Cort HaddonAlfred Cort Haddon
24 May 1855, British
Anthropologist
W. Lloyd WarnerW. Lloyd Warner
26 October 1898, American
Anthropologist

Franz WeidenreichFranz Weidenreich
07 June 1873, German, American
Anthropologist

Florentino AmeghinoFlorentino Ameghino
18 September 1854, Argentinian
Naturalist

Robert Ranulph MarettRobert Ranulph Marett
13 June 1866, Islanders, British
Ethnologist
Wilhelm BleekWilhelm Bleek
08 March 1827, German
Linguist

Paul RadinPaul Radin
02 April 1883, American
Anthropologist
William Henry HolmesWilliam Henry Holmes
01 December 1846, American
Explorer

Clark WisslerClark Wissler
18 September 1870, American
Anthropologist

Berthold LauferBerthold Laufer
11 October 1874, German
Anthropologist
John R. SwantonJohn R. Swanton
19 February 1873, American
Anthropologist

John Ferguson McLennanJohn Ferguson McLennan
14 October 1827, Scottish
Advocate
Marcellin BouleMarcellin Boule
01 January 1861, French
Palaeontologist

Francis La FlescheFrancis La Flesche
25 December 1857, American
Ethnologist

Anders RetziusAnders Retzius
13 October 1796, Swedish
Professor
Vasily RadlovVasily Radlov
17 January 1837, Russian
Translator

Géza RóheimGéza Róheim
12 September 1891, Hungarian, American
Psychoanalyst
Frank SpeckFrank Speck
08 November 1881, American
Anthropologist

Francis James GillenFrancis James Gillen
28 October 1855, Australian
Anthropologist

Edward Winslow GiffordEdward Winslow Gifford
14 August 1887, American
Anthropology

Alfred Irving HallowellAlfred Irving Hallowell
28 December 1892, American
Anthropologist
Frederic Ward PutnamFrederic Ward Putnam
16 April 1839, American
Anthropologist
Alfred TozzerAlfred Tozzer
04 July 1877, American
Anthropologist

Roland Burrage DixonRoland Burrage Dixon
06 November 1875, American
Anthropologist

William James PerryWilliam James Perry
1887 AD, British
Anthropologist

Vladimir BogorazVladimir Bogoraz
27 April 1865, Russian
Writer
Robert Henry CodringtonRobert Henry Codrington
15 September 1830, British
Priest

Henri-Alexandre JunodHenri-Alexandre Junod
17 May 1863, Swiss
Missionary

Louis Laurent Gabriel de MortilletLouis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet
29 August 1821, French
Archaeologist

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

Richard ThurnwaldRichard Thurnwald
18 September 1869, Austrian
Anthropologist
George Amos DorseyGeorge Amos Dorsey
06 February 1868, American
Anthropologist

Gustav KlemmGustav Klemm
12 November 1802, German
Anthropologist
Therkel MathiassenTherkel Mathiassen
05 September 1892, Danish
Archaeologist

Erland NordenskiöldErland Nordenskiöld
19 July 1877, Swedish
Archeologist
Wilhelm KoppersWilhelm Koppers
08 February 1886, German
Anthropologist
Erminnie A. SmithErminnie A. Smith
26 April 1836, American
Anthropologist