Lowie, Robert Harry, 1883-1957

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Summary: Robert Harry Lowie was an Austrian-born American anthropologist. An expert on Indigenous peoples of the Americas, he was instrumental in the development of modern anthropology and has been described as "one of the key figures in the history of anthropology". Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born: 1883-06-12 [2][5]
Birth Place: Wien [2]; Vienna [5]
Died: 1957-09-21 [2][5]
Death Place: Berkeley, Calif. [2]; Berkeley [5]
Country: Austria [2]; United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: curator [5]; anthropologist [5]; sociologist [5]
Employer: University of California, Berkeley [5]
Educated at: Columbia University [5]
Country of Education: United States [5]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [5]
Yale LUX: Entity [5]
Notable Names Database: Profile [5]
Oxford Reference: Overview [5]
American National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Korea; 5. Wikidata; 6. Library of Congress

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