Charles Gabriel Seligman

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Charles Gabriel Seligman

Charles Gabriel Seligman (born December 24, 1873 in London , † September 19, 1940 in Oxford ) was a British ethnologist .

Seligman, born Seligmann, studied medicine at St Thomas' Hospital . After several years as a doctor, Seligman was a participant in the anthropological expedition of Cambridge University in Torresstrasse from 1898 to 1899 . This expedition was followed by others to British New Guinea (1904), Ceylon (1906–1908) and Sudan (1909–1912 and 1921–1922). In 1905 he married Brenda Zara Seligman , who later accompanied him on many of his expeditions and whose qualities he emphasized in his publications.

From 1913 to 1934 he held the chair of ethnology at the University of London .

Works (selection)

  • Sexual inversion among primitive races. The Alienist and Neurobiologist . (1902)
  • The Melanesians of British New Guinea . (1910, at Internet Archive )
  • together with Brenda Zara Seligman: The Veddas. (1911, at Internet Archive )
  • Races of Africa . (1930)
  • together with Brenda Zara Seligman: The Pagan Tribes of Nilotic Sudan . (1932, at Internet Archive )
  • Egypt and Negro Africa: A Study in Divine Kingship. (1934)

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personal data
SURNAME Seligman, Charles Gabriel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British ethnologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 1940
Place of death Oxford