Henry Pitt Rivers

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Anthropologist
Archaeologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:born 1827-02-24
gptkbp:burialPlace St._Mary’s_Church,_Beaminster
gptkbp:children Henry_Pitt_Rivers_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Systematic collection of artifacts
Fieldwork in archaeology
Development of typology in archaeology
Promotion of scientific methods in archaeology
gptkbp:died 1900-05-04
gptkbp:field Anthropology
Archaeology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Pitt Rivers
gptkbp:influence Cultural anthropology
Archaeological methodology
gptkbp:influenced Modern archaeology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Royal_Anthropological_Institute
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkbp:knownFor Pioneering the study of archaeology
Establishing_the_Pitt_Rivers_Museum
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future archaeologists
Advancement of archaeological theory
Integration of anthropology and archaeology
Pitt_Rivers_Museum_collections
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:George_Pitt_Rivers
William_Pitt_Rivers
Henry_Pitt_Rivers_Sr.
John_Pitt_Rivers
Mary_Pitt_Rivers
gptkbp:notableWork The_Evolution_of_Culture
The_Study_of_the_Evolution_of_Culture
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Wimborne_Minster,_Dorset,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:researchFocus Human evolution
Material culture
Cultural evolution
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_Pitt_Rivers
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:Pitt_Rivers_Museum