Wedgwood, Camilla H. (Camilla Hildegarde), 1901-1955

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Summary: Camilla Hildegarde Wedgwood was a British anthropologist and academic administrator. She is best known for her research in the Pacific and her pioneering role as one of the British Commonwealth's first female anthropologists. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1901 [2]; 1901-03-25 [4]
Birth Place: Newcastle (Royaume-Uni) [3]; Newcastle upon Tyne [4]
Died: 1955 [2]; 1955-05-17 [4]
Death Place: Sydney (Australie) [3]; Royal North Shore Hospital [4]
Country: Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]
Profession: Ethnologin [2]
Employer: London School of Economics and Political Science [4]; University of Cape Town [4]; Bedford College [4]; University of Sydney [4]; The Women's College, University of Sydney [4]; Australian Army Medical Women's Service [4]
Educated at: Newnham College [4]; Bedford College [4]; Bedales School [4]; Newcastle-under-Lyme School [4]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [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

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