TYLOR, Edward Burnett, Sir

TYLOR, Edward Burnett, Sir
(1832-1917)
   English "armchair ANTHROPOLOGIST" who coined the term ANIMISM in his book Primitive Culture (1871) to describe the RELIGION of many non-literate peoples. He became the first professor of ANTHROPOLOGY at the University of Oxford in 1884 making him one of the founders of the academic discipline.

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  • Edward Burnett Tylor — Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (* 2. Oktober 1832 in London; † 2. Januar 1917 in Wellington, Somerset) war ein britischer Anthropologe, der mit seinem Werk Primitive Culture (1871) als der Begründer der Kulturanthropologie angesehen werden kann. 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Edward Burnett Tylor — Infobox Scientist name = Edward Burnett Tylor box width = image size =250px caption = Edward Burnett Tylor birth date = October 2 1832 birth place = Camberwell, London death date = January 2 1917 death place = residence = citizenship =… …   Wikipedia

  • Tylor, Sir Edward Burnett — born Oct. 2, 1832, London, Eng. died Jan. 2, 1917, Wellington, Somerset British anthropologist, often called the founder of cultural anthropology. He taught at Oxford University (1884–1909), where he became the first professor of anthropology.… …   Universalium

  • Tylor, Sir Edward Burnett — ► (1832 1917) Antropólogo británico. Autor de Anahuac, o México y los mexicanos (1859). * * * (2 oct. 1832, Londres, Inglaterra–2 ene. 1917, Wellington, Somerset). Antropólogo británico, señalado con frecuencia como el fundador de la antropología …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Tylor, Sir Edward Burnett — (1832 1917) An English Victorian anthropologist who was the first to teach social anthropology under its name at Oxford, beginning in 1884. He is best known for formulating the first well known definition of culture as ‘that complex whole which… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • Edward B. Tylor — Edward Burnett Tylor Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (* 2. Oktober 1832 in London; † 2. Januar 1917 in Wellington, Somerset) war ein britischer Anthropologe, der mit seinem Werk Primitive Culture (1871) als der Begründer der Kulturanthropologie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Edward Tylor — Edward Burnett Tylor Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (* 2. Oktober 1832 in London; † 2. Januar 1917 in Wellington, Somerset) war ein britischer Anthropologe. Mit seinem einflussreichsten Werk Primitive Culture (1871) gilt er als Begründer der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tylor —   [ taɪlə], Sir Edward Burnett, britischer Ethnologe, * Camberwell (heute zu London) 2. 10. 1832, ✝ Wellington (County Somerset) 2. 1. 1917. Als Privatgelehrter unternahm er Forschungsreisen in Nord und Mittelamerika (1855/56); er trug wesentlich …   Universal-Lexikon

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