Robert Henry Codrington

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Robert Henry Codrington (born September 15, 1830 in Wroughton , Wiltshire , † September 11, 1922 ) was an Anglican priest and anthropologist from whom the first study of Melanesian society and culture comes. His work is still considered a classic in ethnography .

Works

  • The Melanesians. Oxford 1891
personal data
SURNAME Codrington, Robert Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Anglican priest
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroughton , Wiltshire
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 1922