Edward Burnett Tylor
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Edward Burnett Tylor was a pioneering 19th-century British anthropologist often regarded as the father of cultural anthropology for his influential theories on the development of religion and human culture.
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| Edward Burnett Tylor canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
British person
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anthropologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | knighthood ⓘ |
| coinedTerm | survivals (in culture) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1832-10-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1917-01-02 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
father of cultural anthropology
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pioneer of modern anthropology ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Grove House School, Tottenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Tylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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comparative religion ⓘ cultural anthropology ⓘ ethnology ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward Burnett Tylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
definition of culture as a complex whole including knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society
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foundational work in cultural anthropology ⓘ theory of the evolution of religion ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| middleName | Burnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | cultural evolutionism ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anthropology: An Introduction to the Study of Man and Civilization
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Primitive Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Researches into the Early History of Mankind and the Development of Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Camberwell
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London, England ⓘ
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London
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| placeOfDeath |
England
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Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Keeper of the University Museum at Oxford
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Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford ⓘ Reader in Anthropology at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfWork | 1871 ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker background ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theory |
animism as the earliest form of religion
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cultural evolution ⓘ unilinear evolution of culture ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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