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Norman Tindale

Australian anthropologist (1900-1993) · Australia · Academics · Died at 93

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Norman Barnett Tindale AO was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist. He is best remembered for his work mapping the various tribal groupings of Aboriginal Australians at the time of European settlement, shown in his map published in 1940.

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1994Officer of the Order of AustraliaAward1993Died19 November 19931968Australian Natural History MedallionAward1956Sir Joseph Verco MedalAward1900Born12 October 1900

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Officer of the Order of Australia1994
Australian Natural History Medallion1968
Sir Joseph Verco Medal1956

About this person

Norman Barnett Tindale AO was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist. He is best remembered for his work mapping the various tribal groupings of Aboriginal Australians at the time of European settlement, shown in his map published in 1940. This map provided the basis of a map published by David Horton in 1996 and widely used in its online form today. Tindale's major work was Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits and Proper Names (1974).

Country
Australia
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1993 · aged 93

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