Charles Letourneau
Charles Letourneau (born September 23, 1831 in Auray , † February 21, 1902 in the 6th arrondissement of Paris ) was a French ethnologist , sociologist and anthropologist .
Life
Charles Letourneau joined the Société d'anthropologie de Paris (Anthropological Society of Paris) in 1865 . In 1886 he became its president and from 1887, succeeding Paul Broca, who held this position until 1880, its general secretary. He was able to maintain this position, which was put to a vote every three years, until his death.
Charles Letourneau was also a professor at the École d'anthropologie (anthropological school) in Paris and author of numerous works on the history of the development of civil society institutions and human culture in general.
Works
- L'Évolution de la morale
- Physiology of Passion
- Science et matérialisme
- La biology
- La sociologie d'après l'ethnographie digitized
- L'évolution du mariage et de la famille
- L'évolution de la propriété
- L'evolution politique dans les diverse races humaines
- L'évolution littéraire
- L'évolution juridique
- La was in the various races humaines
Source:
Web links
Commons : Charles Letourneau - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on Charles Letourneau in the French National Library (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birth register of the city of Auray
- ↑ Death register of the city of Paris
- ↑ a b c Article on Charles Letourneau in Brockhaus-Efron 1890–1916 (Russian)
- ↑ Bulletins de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris , page 2 (French)
- ↑ Bulletins de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris , page 3 (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Letourneau, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auray |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1902 |
| Place of death | Paris |