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Peter Elkin

Australian anthropologist (1891-1979) · Australia · On the map · Academics · Died at 88

Adolphus Peter Elkin, known as A. P. Elkin, was an Australian anthropologist and Anglican clergyman. He was an influential anthropologist during the mid twentieth century and a proponent of the assimilation of Indigenous Australians.

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Mueller Medal1957
James Cook Medal1955
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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Country
Australia
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1979 · aged 88