Henry Pitt-Rivers

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Anthropologist
Archaeologist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Anthropological_Institute
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Fellow_of_the_Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkbp:born 1827-02-24
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Pitt-Rivers
gptkb:Edith_Pitt-Rivers
gptkb:Henry_Pitt-Rivers_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Development of archaeological methods
Establishment of museum collections
gptkbp:died 1900-05-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:field Anthropology
Archaeology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Pitt-Rivers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:involved Archaeological_excavations_in_Asia
Archaeological_excavations_in_Cyprus
Archaeological_excavations_in_Egypt
Archaeological_excavations_in_England
Archaeological_excavations_in_France
Archaeological_excavations_in_Greece
Archaeological_excavations_in_Ireland
Archaeological_excavations_in_Italy
Archaeological_excavations_in_Malta
Archaeological_excavations_in_the_Americas
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Pitt-Rivers_Museum
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern archaeology
Pioneering work in the study of human evolution
Promotion of systematic excavation techniques
Advocacy for the preservation of archaeological sites
Pitt-Rivers_Museum_established_in_1884
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWorks The Origin of Culture
Excavations_in_Cranborne_Chase
gptkbp:researchFocus Prehistoric archaeology
Cultural anthropology
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Pitt-Rivers
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:University_of_Oxford