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Juan Comas

Spanish academic (1900-1979) · Spain · On the map · Academics · Died at 78

Juan Comas Camps was a Spanish-Mexican anthropologist, notable for his critical work on race, and his participation in drafting the UNESCO statement on race. He fled Spain during the regime of Franco, and spent the rest of his life in Mexico.

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Bronislaw Malinowski Award

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He was a professor of physical anthropology at the National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico between 1940 and 1943, and at the National Autonomous University of Mexico from 1955 until his death.

Country
Spain
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1979 · aged 78