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E. E. Evans-Pritchard

E. E. Evans-Pritchard was a prominent British social anthropologist recognized for his extensive ethnographic studies of...

Social British Africa Religion

9.2 Excellent

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Mary Douglas

Mary Douglas was a British social anthropologist whose 1966 book "Purity and Danger" examined concepts of pollution, tab...

British Symbolic Ritual Mid 20TH

9.1 Excellent

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A. R. Radcliffe-Brown

Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown (1881–1955) was a British social anthropologist who developed the theoretical approach k...

Social Kinship British Past

8.8 Great

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Tim Ingold

Tim Ingold is a prominent British anthropologist who served as the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Abe...

Theory Social Environment British

8.4 Great

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Ernest Gellner

Ernest Gellner was a Czech-born British social anthropologist and philosopher recognized for his contributions to the st...

Theory Social British Past

8.3 Great

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Meyer Fortes

Meyer Fortes (1906–1983) was a South African-born British anthropologist who became a central figure in the development...

Social Kinship British Africa

8.2 Great

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James George Frazer

James George Frazer (1854–1941) was a Scottish social anthropologist and classical scholar best known for The Golden Bou...

Social Comparative British Religion

8.2 Great

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Raymond Firth

Raymond Firth was a prominent New Zealand anthropologist who played a crucial role in the development of British social...

Social British Pacific Economy

8.1 Great

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W. H. R. Rivers

W. H. R. Rivers was a British psychiatrist, neurologist, and anthropologist who pioneered the genealogical method of stu...

Social Psychology Kinship British

8.1 Great

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Audrey Richards

Audrey Richards was a British social anthropologist who conducted foundational research on nutrition, ritual, and gender...

Nutrition Social British Africa

8.0 Great

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Ulf Hannerz

Ulf Hannerz is a prominent Swedish anthropologist and emeritus professor at Stockholm University, widely recognized for...

Social Urban Swedish Current

7.8 Good

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Andre Beteille

Andre Beteille is an Indian sociologist and anthropologist, widely recognized for his extensive academic work on social...

India Social Current Inequality

7.7 Good

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S. F. Nadel

Siegfried Frederick Nadel (1903-1956) was an Austrian-born British social anthropologist who made significant contributi...

Theory Social British Africa

7.6 Good

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Sue Black

Sue Black is a Scottish forensic anthropologist who has gained international recognition for her work in human identific...

Anatomy British Forensic Current

7.5 Good

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David Pilbeam

David Pilbeam is a British-American paleoanthropologist who has conducted extensive research on Miocene hominoids and hu...

British Harvard Current Human Origins

7.5 Good

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Jonathan Parry

Jonathan Parry is a British social anthropologist known for work on death, caste, and religion in India, including his 1...

India Social British Current

7.5 Good

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Robert Foley

Robert Foley is a British biological anthropologist and academic specializing in human evolution, paleoanthropology, and...

Evolution British Biological Current

7.4 Good

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Henry Maine

Henry Maine was a 19th-century British jurist, legal historian, and comparative anthropologist. In his 1861 work Ancient...

Social Kinship British Legal

7.4 Good

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Daryll Forde

Daryll Forde was a British social anthropologist and geographer known for his extensive research on African societies. H...

Social British Africa Economy

7.4 Good

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Alison Richard

Alison Richard is a British anthropologist, primatologist, and academic administrator who served as the Vice-Chancellor...

British Madagascar Primatology Biological

7.1 Good