Hutton, J. H. (John Henry), 1885-1968

Himalayan village
Book 1938

Summary: John Henry Hutton CIE FRAI was an English-born anthropologist and an administrator in the Indian Civil Service (ICS) during the period of the British Raj. The period that he spent with the ICS in Assam evoked an interest in tribal cultures of that region that was of seminal importance. His research work was recognised subsequently with his appointment to the chair of William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge and with various honours. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1885-06-27 [2][4]
Birth Place: West Heslerton (Royaume-Uni) [3]
Died: 1968 [2]; 1968-05-23 [4]
Death Place: New Radnor (Royaume-Uni) [3]
Country: Great Britain [2]; India [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]
Profession: Ethnologe [2]
Employer: Indian Civil Service [4]
Educated at: Chigwell School [4]; Worcester College [4]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [4]
Archives at: Pitt Rivers Museum [4]
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

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

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