Westermarck, Edward, 1862-1939

Contributed to

Ritual and belief in Morocco
book chapter 1926

Summary: Edvard Alexander Westermarck was a Finnish philosopher and sociologist. Among other subjects, he studied exogamy and the incest taboo. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [5]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1862 [2]; 1862-11-20 [5]
Birth Place: Helsinki [3][5]
Died: 1939 [2]; 1939-09-03 [5]
Death Place: Tenhola, Finlande [3]; Raseborg [5]
Country: Finland [2]
Language: Swedish [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [5]; philosopher [5]; physician [5]; sociologist [5]; university teacher [5]; essayist [5]
Employer: London School of Economics and Political Science [5]; Åbo Akademi University [5]
Work Place: Helsinki [2]
Educated at: University of Helsinki [5]
Country of Education: Finland [5]

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

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