# Percy Smith

> Stephenson Percy Smith was a New Zealand ethnologist and surveyor. He researched and wrote about the origins of the Māori people and was one of the founders of the Polynesian Society. While his research has been criticised as flawed, it set a foundation for ethnological study in New Zealand.

*New Zealand surveyor and ethnologist (1840–1922)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/percy-smith

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1840-06-11
- **Died:** 1922-04-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 18.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Stephenson Percy Smith](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson_Percy_Smith)
- [بيرسي سميث (مؤرخ)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB_(%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%AE))
- [بيرسى سميث (مؤرخ من نيوزيلاندا)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%89_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB_(%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%AE_%D9%85%D9%86_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7))
- [Percy Smith (etnologo)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Smith_(etnologo))
- [Percy Smith (ethnologist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Smith_(ethnologist))
- [Stephenson Percy Smith](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson_Percy_Smith)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7610997)

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