Spencer, Baldwin Sir, 1860-

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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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