Edward Burnet Tylor ( 1832 - 1917 )

Birth: Camberwell, London, England (02 October 1832) Death: Wellington, Somerset (02 January 1917) Research Field: Anthropology, archaeology Education: DCL (1875, Oxford) Career: Worked in his father's foundry; gave up due to ill health; went to Mexico to study its anthropology and archaeology; published 'Primitive man' (1871); Keeper of the University Museum, Oxford (1883); Reader in Anthropology (1884), then Professor of Anthropology, Oxford University (1896-1909); retired Honours: Kt 1912 Membership: Fellow Council: December 1899 to October 1900, when he retired Member of Committee formed to consider the formation of a new Academy on 18 January 1900 Election Date: 8/06/1871.