Adolf Bastian
German anthropologist (1826-1905) · Academics · Died at 78
Adolf Philipp Wilhelm Bastian was a 19th-century polymath remembered best for his contributions to the development of ethnography and the development of anthropology as a discipline. His theory of the Elementargedanke resulted in Carl Jung's development of the theory of archetypes.
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His ideas influenced the "father of American anthropology" Franz Boas and comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell.
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1826 to 1905 · aged 78
