Rivet, Paul, 1876-1958

Contributed to

The first new chronicle and good government
book chapter 1936

Summary: Paul Rivet was a French ethnologist known for founding the Musée de l'Homme in 1937. In his professional work, Rivet is known for his theory that South America was originally populated in part by migrants who sailed there from Australia and Melanesia. He married Mercedes Andrade Chiriboga, who was from Cuenca, Ecuador. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [4]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1876 [2]; 1876-05-07 [4]
Birth Place: Wasigny (Ardennes) [3]; Wasigny [4]
Died: 1958 [2]; 1958-03-21 [4]
Death Place: Paris [3][4]
Country: France [2]
Language: French [3]
Occupation: ethnologist [4]; anthropologist [4]; French resistance fighter [4]; politician [4]
Profession: Ethnologe [2]
Archives at: La contemporaine [4]

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

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