Kirchhoff, Paul

Contributed to

The Warrau
essay 1959

Summary: Paul Kirchhoff was a German-Mexican anthropologist, most noted for his seminal work in defining and elaborating the culture area of Mesoamerica, a term he coined. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1900-08-17 [2]
Birth Place: Hörste (Allemagne) [3]; Halle [4]
Died: 1972-09-13 [2]
Death Place: Mexiko (Stadt) [2]; Mexico City [4]
Country: Mexico [2]; Germany [2]
Language: Spanish | Castilian [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; university teacher [4]; philosopher [4]
Employer: National School of Anthropology and History [4]
Work Place: Leipzig [2]
Educated at: Leipzig University [4]
Country of Education: Germany [4]

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

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