Sir Henry Pitt-Rivers

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Anthropologist
Archaeologist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Anthropological_Institute
gptkb:British_Archaeological_Association
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkbp:awards Royal Medal
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:born 1827-02-24
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Advancement of anthropological methods
Establishment of archaeological standards
Promotion of fieldwork
gptkbp:died 1900-05-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:field Anthropology
Archaeology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Henry Pitt-Rivers
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Flinders_Petrie
Museum studies
Modern archaeology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:inventor Stratigraphic excavation
Systematic excavation techniques
Pitt-Rivers'_classification_system
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Pitt-Rivers_Museum
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future archaeologists
Development of archaeological theory
Promotion of public archaeology
Recognition of archaeological significance
Pitt-Rivers_Museum_at_Oxford
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork The_Evolution_of_Culture
Excavation_of_Cranborne_Chase
gptkbp:researchFocus Prehistoric archaeology
Cultural evolution
Evolution of technology
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England
gptkb:London
gptkb:Dorset
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Pitt-Rivers
gptkbp:work gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:University_of_Oxford