Walter Baldwin Spencer
British-Australian biologist (1860–1929) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer KCMG FRS (23 June 1860 – 14 July 1929), commonly referred to as Sir Baldwin Spencer, was a British-Australian evolutionary biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist.[1] He is known for his fieldwork with Aboriginal peoples in Central Australia, contributions to the study of ethnography, and academic collaborations with Frank Gillen.[1] Spencer introduced the study of zoology at the University of Melbourne and held the title of Emeritus Professor until his death in 1929.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1900 and knighted in 1916.
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Sir Baldwin Spencer | |
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Born | 23 June 1860 Stretford, Lancashire |
Died | 14 July 1929(1929-07-14) (aged 69) Hoste Island, Chile |
Nationality | British |
Awards | Clarke Medal (1923) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anthropologist |
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