Quick Info
| Profession | Anthropologist, Social Theorist, Lawyer |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 21/11/1818 |
| Age | 63 years (died on 17, Dec, 1881) |
| Birthplace | Near Aurora, New York, U.S. |
| Date of Death | 17/12/1881 |
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Bio/Wiki
| Description | American anthropologist known for kinship studies, social evolution theory, and ethnography of the Iroquois. Proposed matrilineal clan as earliest domestic institution. Authored 'Ancient Society' (1877) outlining progress from savagery through barbarism to civilization. Principal founder of scientific anthropology and a key figure in the development of cultural evolution theory. |
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Personal Life
| Resided | Rochester, New York |
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Career
| Key Works |
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| Roles | Railroad lawyer, Advocate for Native Americans (Seneca), Republican state legislator |
| Contributions | Founder of scientific anthropology, kinship systems study, cultural evolution theory. Principal founder of scientific anthropology. Elected to National Academy of Sciences (1875). President of American Association for the Advancement of Science (1879). First to systematically study kinship systems as a core domain of social anthropology. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Studied beavers | |
| 2. Influenced by English evolutionists | |
| 3. Cited by Darwin, Marx, Freud | |
| 4. Involved in spiritualism and evangelical revivalism contexts | |
| 5. Practiced law in Rochester, New York from 1844 to 1864 | |
| 6. Served as a Republican state legislator in New York | |
| 7. Advocated for the rights of the Seneca Nation |