Spencer, Baldwin Sir, 1860-
Contributed to
oi08The Arunta
The Aruntabook chapter 1927
oi08An account of the Engwurra or Fire Ceremony of certain central Australian tribes
An account of the Engwurra or Fire Ceremony of certain central Australian tribesarticle 1897
oi08Notes on certain of the intiation ceremonies of the Arunta tribe, central Australia
Notes on certain of the intiation ceremonies of the Arunta tribe, central Australiaarticle 1898
- Summary
- Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, commonly referred to as Sir Baldwin Spencer, was a British-Australian evolutionary biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist. He is known for his fieldwork with Aboriginal peoples in Central Australia, contributions to the study of ethnography, and academic collaborations with Frank Gillen. Spencer introduced the study of zoology at the University of Melbourne and held the title of Emeritus Professor until his death in 1929. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1900 and knighted in 1916. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][3][4]
- Unknown [2]
- Born
- 1860 [2]
- 1860-06-23 [4]
- Birth Place
- Stretford, GB [3]
- Stretford [4]
- Died
- 1929 [2]
- 1929-07-14 [4]
- Death Place
- Île Navarino, Chili [3]
- Navarino Island [4]
- Country
- Australia [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- zoologist [4]
- anthropologist [4]
- botanical collector [4]
- scientific collector [4]
- Profession
- Biologe [2]
- Employer
- University of Melbourne [4]
- Educated at
- Exeter College [4]
- Country of Education
- United Kingdom [4]
- Archives at
- Pitt Rivers Museum [4]
- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Archive [4]
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [4]
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [4]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]
- Oxford Reference
- Overview [4]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
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