Josef Haekel
Josef Haekel (born June 17, 1907 in Vienna ; † November 2, 1973 there ) was an Austrian ethnologist .
Life
He studied ethnology from 1931 ( Dr. phil. 1935), then worked at the institute as a research assistant and in 1940 became a research assistant . After his habilitation (1941), Haekel became associate professor in 1950 and full professor and head of the institute in 1957 . In 1961 he went on an expedition to central India. He was a specialist in comparative religion and a specialist in North American Indian tribes.
Fonts (selection)
- On individual and gender totemism in Australia . Vienna 1950, OCLC 782104285 .
- with Chandrabhal Tripathi: A Rathva-Koli Obsession Séance in Gujarat, India. Presented at the meeting on April 9, 1965 . Vienna 1966, OCLC 844862879 .
- with Rita Wiesinger: Contributions to the swinging festival in Western Central India . Vienna 1968, OCLC 126496 .
- with Anton Lukesch : Introduction to the ethnology of South America . Vienna 1972, OCLC 844862879 .
literature
- Josef Haekel in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Alexander Slawik: Josef Haekel (1907–1973). In: Indiana, Volume 4 (1977), pp. 283–301 ( PDF; 1.1 MB )
- Christian F. Feest: Josef Haekel. In: Journal for Ethnology, Volume 102 (1977), pp. 165-169 ( JSTOR 25841615 )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haekel, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ethnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd November 1973 |
| Place of death | Vienna |