Sir Edward Burnett Tylor

Robert Clark (The Literary Encyclopedia)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Jessica Gossling (Goldsmiths College, University of London)

Dates

Born 2 Oct 1832
Died 2 Jan 1917
Activity 1861-1917

Places

Born in England
Active in England

Activities

Primary

Anthropologist

Resources

Tylor's Works

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Edward Burdett Tylor was one of the first British anthropologists, writing an important study of the cultures of ancient Mexico and three volumes which did much to establish the basis for anthropology as an intellectual discipline.

Tylor was born in London on 2 October 1832 and studied at Quaker schools until he was 16, then joined the family business of brass founders. Given the mineralogical needs of the family business, and the intellectual inclinations which ran in his family, it is perhaps less remarkable that Edward’s elder brother Alfred (1824-1888) managed to became a distinguished geologist and metallurgist, and contributed geomorphological papers to the understanding of river flows and deposits, and changes in sea-level, at the same time as he was able to develop the business

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Citation: Clark, Robert. "Sir Edward Burnett Tylor". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 March 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12612, accessed 23 November 2024.]