Seligman, Charles Gabriel, 1873-1940 (ethnologist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1873 - 1940
Biography
Charles Gabriel Seligman (1873-1940), ethnologist, was part of A.C. Haddon's Cambridge anthropological expedition to the Torres Strait and Borneo in 1898. He led an anthropological expedition to New Guinea in 1904, and in 1906 was asked by the Ceylon government to make an ethnological study of the Veddas. Seligman was Professor of Ethnology in London University, 1913-34, and President of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 1923-25.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
Charles Gabriel Seligman: Ethnological Notes
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9396
Scope and Contents
Typescript notes on ethnological sources, letters and other papers.
Dates:
1910-1940 (circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Filtered By
- Subject: Ghana X