SettingsAustralian anthropologists
A. P. Elkin
Adolphus Peter "A. P." Elkin CMG (27 March 1891 – 9 July 1979) was an Anglican clergyman, an influential Australian anthropologist during the mid twentieth century and a proponent of the assimil...
Adolphus Peter "A. P." Elkin CMG (27 March 1891 – 9 July 1979) was an Anglican clergyman, an influential Australian anthropologist during the mid twentieth century and a proponent of the assimil...
Alan Thorne
Alan Gordon Thorne, Ph.D. was an Australian born academic who was extensively involved with various anthropological events and is considered an authority on interpretations of Aboriginal Austral...
Alan Gordon Thorne, Ph.D. was an Australian born academic who was extensively involved with various anthropological events and is considered an authority on interpretations of Aboriginal Austral...
Alan Tippett
Alan Tippett was a Methodist missionary and anthropologist.
Alan Tippett was a Methodist missionary and anthropologist.
Aldo Massola
Aldo Massola (1910 – 1975) was an Italian-Australian anthropologist, a curator at the National Museum of Victoria in Melbourne from 1954 to 1964, who overcame scandal in his personal life ...
Aldo Massola (1910 – 1975) was an Italian-Australian anthropologist, a curator at the National Museum of Victoria in Melbourne from 1954 to 1964, who overcame scandal in his personal life ...
Alfred William Howitt
Alfred William Howitt (17 April 1830 – 7 March 1908) was an Australian anthropologist and naturalist.
Alfred William Howitt (17 April 1830 – 7 March 1908) was an Australian anthropologist and naturalist.
Andrew Arthur Abbie
Andrew Arthur Abbie, also known as A. A. Abbie was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist.
Andrew Arthur Abbie, also known as A. A. Abbie was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist.
Archibald Meston
Archibald Meston (1851–1924) was an Australian politician, civil servant, journalist, naturalist and explorer.
Archibald Meston (1851–1924) was an Australian politician, civil servant, journalist, naturalist and explorer.
Brian Plomley
Norman James Brian Plomley, also known as Brian Plomley, (born 6 November 1912 – 8 April 1994) was one of the most respected and scholarly of Australian historians and, until his...
Norman James Brian Plomley, also known as Brian Plomley, (born 6 November 1912 – 8 April 1994) was one of the most respected and scholarly of Australian historians and, until his...
Bruce Kapferer
Bruce Kapferer is a prominent Australian social anthropologist and currently Professor of Anthropology at the University of Bergen and a Honorary Professor at the University College, London.
Bruce Kapferer is a prominent Australian social anthropologist and currently Professor of Anthropology at the University of Bergen and a Honorary Professor at the University College, London.
C. W. M. Hart
Charles William Merton Hart (1905–1976) was a social anthropologist and sociologist best known for his study of the Tiwi people of the Bathurst and Melville Islands (or Tiwi Islands) in north Au...
Charles William Merton Hart (1905–1976) was a social anthropologist and sociologist best known for his study of the Tiwi people of the Bathurst and Melville Islands (or Tiwi Islands) in north Au...
Catherine Berndt
Catherine H. Berndt (May 8, 1918 – May 12, 1994), born in Auckland, was an Australian anthropologist.
Catherine H. Berndt (May 8, 1918 – May 12, 1994), born in Auckland, was an Australian anthropologist.
Charles Chewings
Charles Chewings (16 April 1859 – 9 June 1937) was an Australian geologist and anthropologist.
Charles Chewings (16 April 1859 – 9 June 1937) was an Australian geologist and anthropologist.
Charles P. Mountford
Charles Pearcy Mountford (1890–1976) was an Australian anthropologist and photographer.
Charles Pearcy Mountford (1890–1976) was an Australian anthropologist and photographer.
Colin Groves
Colin Peter Groves is Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.
Colin Peter Groves is Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.
Daisy Bates (Australia)
Daisy May Bates, CBE was an Irish Australian journalist, welfare worker and lifelong student of Australian Aboriginal culture and society.
Daisy May Bates, CBE was an Irish Australian journalist, welfare worker and lifelong student of Australian Aboriginal culture and society.
Diane Barwick
Diane Elizabeth MacEachern Barwick was a Canadian-born anthropologist, who attended the University of British Columbia in the late 1950s, then moved to Australia in 1960 to undertake a Ph.D at t...
Diane Elizabeth MacEachern Barwick was a Canadian-born anthropologist, who attended the University of British Columbia in the late 1950s, then moved to Australia in 1960 to undertake a Ph.D at t...
Diane Bell
Diane Robin Bell is a pioneering Australian feminist anthropologist, author and activist, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the George Washington University in Washington, D. C., Writer and E...
Diane Robin Bell is a pioneering Australian feminist anthropologist, author and activist, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the George Washington University in Washington, D. C., Writer and E...
Donald Laycock
Dr Donald Laycock (1936–1988) was an Australian linguist and anthropologist.
Dr Donald Laycock (1936–1988) was an Australian linguist and anthropologist.
Donald Thomson
Donald Fergusson Thomson, OBE was an Australian anthropologist and ornithologist who was largely responsible for turning the Caledon Bay crisis into a "decisive moment in the history of Aborigin...
Donald Fergusson Thomson, OBE was an Australian anthropologist and ornithologist who was largely responsible for turning the Caledon Bay crisis into a "decisive moment in the history of Aborigin...
Edward Charles Stirling
Sir Edward Charles Stirling was an Australian anthropologist and the first professor of physiology at the University of Adelaide.
Sir Edward Charles Stirling was an Australian anthropologist and the first professor of physiology at the University of Adelaide.
Ernest Chinnery
Ernest William Pearson Chinnery (5 November 1887- 17 December 1972) was an Australian anthropologist and public servant.
Ernest William Pearson Chinnery (5 November 1887- 17 December 1972) was an Australian anthropologist and public servant.
Fiona Graham
Fiona Caroline Graham (born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian anthropologist who currently works as a geisha in Tokyo.
Fiona Caroline Graham (born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian anthropologist who currently works as a geisha in Tokyo.
Francis James Gillen
Francis James Gillen (28 October 1855 - 5 June 1912) was an early Australian anthropologist and ethnologist.
Francis James Gillen (28 October 1855 - 5 June 1912) was an early Australian anthropologist and ethnologist.
George Chaloupka
George Jira Chaloupka OAM was an expert on Indigenous Australian rock art.
George Jira Chaloupka OAM was an expert on Indigenous Australian rock art.
Ghassan Hage
Ghassan Hage (born 1957 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Australian academic serving as Future Generation Professor of Anthropology and Social Theory at the University of Melbourne.
Ghassan Hage (born 1957 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Australian academic serving as Future Generation Professor of Anthropology and Social Theory at the University of Melbourne.
Henry Fry (anthropologist)
Henry Kenneth Fry BSc(Adel), BSc(Oxon), MBBS, MD, DSO (1886-1959): Rhodes Scholar, physician and anthropologist, Medical Officer for the City of Adelaide.
Henry Kenneth Fry BSc(Adel), BSc(Oxon), MBBS, MD, DSO (1886-1959): Rhodes Scholar, physician and anthropologist, Medical Officer for the City of Adelaide.
Herbert Basedow
Herbert Basedow (27 October 1881 – 4 June 1933) was an Australian anthropologist, geologist, politician and explorer.
Herbert Basedow (27 October 1881 – 4 June 1933) was an Australian anthropologist, geologist, politician and explorer.
Ian Hogbin
Herbert Ian Priestly Hogbin ("Ian Hogbin") (17 December 1904–2 August 1989) was a British-born Australian anthropologist.
Herbert Ian Priestly Hogbin ("Ian Hogbin") (17 December 1904–2 August 1989) was a British-born Australian anthropologist.
James Page (Australian educationist)
Dr James Smith Page (born 1953), is an Australian educationist and anthropologist, and a recognized authority within the field of peace education.
Dr James Smith Page (born 1953), is an Australian educationist and anthropologist, and a recognized authority within the field of peace education.
John Arundel Barnes
John Arundel Barnes was an Australian and British social anthropologist.
John Arundel Barnes was an Australian and British social anthropologist.
Kenneth Maddock
Emeritus Professor Kenneth James (Ken) Maddock (1937–2003) was an eminent anthropologist in Australia, and respected, rigorous scholar of Australian Aboriginal societies.
Emeritus Professor Kenneth James (Ken) Maddock (1937–2003) was an eminent anthropologist in Australia, and respected, rigorous scholar of Australian Aboriginal societies.
Les Bursill
Leslie William (Les) Bursill (OAM) is a Dharawal (Aboriginal Australian) historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, and publisher, born in Hurstville, New South Wales, on 4 February 1945.
Leslie William (Les) Bursill (OAM) is a Dharawal (Aboriginal Australian) historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, and publisher, born in Hurstville, New South Wales, on 4 February 1945.
Lester Hiatt
Dr Lester Richard Hiatt (1931–2008), aka "Les Hiatt", was a scholar of Australian Aboriginal societies who promoted Australian Aboriginal studies within both the academic world and within the wi...
Dr Lester Richard Hiatt (1931–2008), aka "Les Hiatt", was a scholar of Australian Aboriginal societies who promoted Australian Aboriginal studies within both the academic world and within the wi...
Lorimer Fison
Lorimer Fison (9 November 1832 – 29 December 1907) was an Australian anthropologist, Methodist minister and journalist.
Lorimer Fison (9 November 1832 – 29 December 1907) was an Australian anthropologist, Methodist minister and journalist.
Marcia Langton
Marcia Lynne Langton is one of Australia's leading Aboriginal scholars.
Marcia Lynne Langton is one of Australia's leading Aboriginal scholars.
Mervyn Meggitt
Mervyn Meggitt (August 20, 1924 - November 13, 2003 New York State) was an Australian anthropologist who was one of the pioneering researchers of higlands Papua New Guinea and Aboriginal Australia.
Mervyn Meggitt (August 20, 1924 - November 13, 2003 New York State) was an Australian anthropologist who was one of the pioneering researchers of higlands Papua New Guinea and Aboriginal Australia.
Michael Gallagher (anthropologist)
Michael Gallagher has worked for the Fortescue Metals Group as an anthropologist.
Michael Gallagher has worked for the Fortescue Metals Group as an anthropologist.
Michael Taussig
Michael Taussig (born 1940) earned a medical degree from the University of Sydney, received his PhD. in anthropology from the London School of Economics and is a professor at Columbia University...
Michael Taussig (born 1940) earned a medical degree from the University of Sydney, received his PhD. in anthropology from the London School of Economics and is a professor at Columbia University...
New economic order
The NEO typology is a population classification that social scientist Ross Honeywill, author, doctoral candidate and head of the Social Intelligence Lab, identifies as the determining economic f...
The NEO typology is a population classification that social scientist Ross Honeywill, author, doctoral candidate and head of the Social Intelligence Lab, identifies as the determining economic f...
Norman Tindale
Norman Barnett Tindale AO was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist and entomologist.
Norman Barnett Tindale AO was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist and entomologist.
Olive Pink
Olive Muriel Pink (17 March 1884 in Hobart, Tasmania – 6 July 1975 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory) was an Australian botanical illustrator, anthropologist, gardener, and activist for abori...
Olive Muriel Pink (17 March 1884 in Hobart, Tasmania – 6 July 1975 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory) was an Australian botanical illustrator, anthropologist, gardener, and activist for abori...
Peter Bellwood
Peter Bellwood is a Professor of Archaeology at the School of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra.
Peter Bellwood is a Professor of Archaeology at the School of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra.
Peter Dwyer
Dr. Peter Dwyer is a member of the School of Anthropology, Geography, and Environmental Studies at the University of Melbourne.
Dr. Peter Dwyer is a member of the School of Anthropology, Geography, and Environmental Studies at the University of Melbourne.
Peter Lawrence (anthropologist)
Peter Lawrence (1921 – 21 December 1987) was a British-born Australian anthropologist and pioneer in the study of Melanesian religions.
Peter Lawrence (1921 – 21 December 1987) was a British-born Australian anthropologist and pioneer in the study of Melanesian religions.
Peter Sutton
Peter Sutton FASSA (born 1946) is an Australian social anthropologist and linguist who has, over a period of almost 40 years (since 1969), significantly contributed to: recording Australian Abor...
Peter Sutton FASSA (born 1946) is an Australian social anthropologist and linguist who has, over a period of almost 40 years (since 1969), significantly contributed to: recording Australian Abor...
Peter Sutton (anthropologist)
Peter Sutton FASSA is an Australian social anthropologist and linguist who has, over a period of almost 40 years, significantly contributed to: recording Australian Aboriginal languages; promoti...
Peter Sutton FASSA is an Australian social anthropologist and linguist who has, over a period of almost 40 years, significantly contributed to: recording Australian Aboriginal languages; promoti...
Phyllis Kaberry
Phyllis Mary Kaberry was a social anthropologist who dedicated her work to the study of women in various societies.
Phyllis Mary Kaberry was a social anthropologist who dedicated her work to the study of women in various societies.
R. H. Mathews
Robert Hamilton Mathews was an Australian surveyor and self-taught anthropologist who studied the Aboriginal cultures of Australia, especially those of Victoria, New South Wales and southern Que...
Robert Hamilton Mathews was an Australian surveyor and self-taught anthropologist who studied the Aboriginal cultures of Australia, especially those of Victoria, New South Wales and southern Que...
Raymond Dart
Raymond Arthur Dart was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist, best known for his involvement in the 1924 discovery of the first fossil ever found of Australopithecus africanus, an exti...
Raymond Arthur Dart was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist, best known for his involvement in the 1924 discovery of the first fossil ever found of Australopithecus africanus, an exti...
Roger Cribb
Roger Llewellyn Dunmore Cribb was an Australian archaeologist and anthropologist who specialised in documenting and modelling spatial patterns and social organisation of nomadic peoples.
Roger Llewellyn Dunmore Cribb was an Australian archaeologist and anthropologist who specialised in documenting and modelling spatial patterns and social organisation of nomadic peoples.
Ron Brunton
Dr Ron Brunton is an Australian anthropologist.
Dr Ron Brunton is an Australian anthropologist.
Ronald Berndt
Ronald Murray Berndt was an Australian anthropologist.
Ronald Murray Berndt was an Australian anthropologist.
Ross Honeywill
Ross Honeywill (born 1949 in Brisbane, Australia) is a social scientist and internationally published author.
Ross Honeywill (born 1949 in Brisbane, Australia) is a social scientist and internationally published author.
Ted Strehlow
Theodor George Henry Strehlow (6 June 1908–3 October 1978) was an anthropologist who studied the Arrernte (Aranda, Arunta) Australian Aborigines in Central Australia.
Theodor George Henry Strehlow (6 June 1908–3 October 1978) was an anthropologist who studied the Arrernte (Aranda, Arunta) Australian Aborigines in Central Australia.
Ursula McConnel
Ursula Hope McConnel (1888–1957) was a Queensland anthropologist and ethnographer best remembered for her work with, and the records she made of the Wik Mungkan people of Cape York Peninsula.
Ursula Hope McConnel (1888–1957) was a Queensland anthropologist and ethnographer best remembered for her work with, and the records she made of the Wik Mungkan people of Cape York Peninsula.
Walter Baldwin Spencer
Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer KCMG (23 June 1860 14 July 1929) was a British-Australian biologist and anthropologist.
Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer KCMG (23 June 1860 14 July 1929) was a British-Australian biologist and anthropologist.
Walter Roth
Walter Edmund Roth (2 April 1861 – 5 April 1933) was an English anthropologist and physician, active in Australia.
Walter Edmund Roth (2 April 1861 – 5 April 1933) was an English anthropologist and physician, active in Australia.
William Ramsay Smith
William Ramsay Smith was a Scottish anthropologist and pathologist, active in Australia later in his career.
William Ramsay Smith was a Scottish anthropologist and pathologist, active in Australia later in his career.