Augustus Pitt Rivers

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Anthropologist
Archaeologist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Anthropological_Institute
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:born 1827-02-14
gptkbp:child gptkb:Henry_Pitt_Rivers
gptkb:George_Pitt_Rivers
gptkb:Alice_Pitt_Rivers
gptkb:Margaret_Pitt_Rivers
gptkb:Edith_Pitt_Rivers
gptkbp:contribution Development of archaeological methodology
Establishment of systematic excavation techniques
Promotion of the study of material culture
Founding_of_the_Pitt_Rivers_Museum
gptkbp:died 1900-05-04
gptkbp:field Anthropology
Archaeology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Augustus Pitt Rivers
gptkbp:influenced Modern archaeology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:John_Lubbock
Thomas Huxley
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Pitt_Rivers_Museum
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future generations of archaeologists
Advancement of archaeological education
Promotion of public understanding of archaeology
Pitt_Rivers_Museum_as_a_research_institution
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Excavation_of_Cranborne_Chase
gptkbp:occupation Military officer
gptkbp:researchFocus Ethnography
Prehistoric archaeology
Cultural anthropology
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England
gptkb:London
gptkb:Dorset
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_Pitt_Rivers