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Tom Harrisson

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British polymath (1911-1976)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1911 to 1976 · aged 64
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Major Tom Harnett Harrisson, DSO, OBE was an Argentine-born British polymath. In the course of his life he was an ornithologist, explorer, journalist, broadcaster, soldier, guerrilla, ethnologist, museum curator, archaeologist, documentarian, film-maker, conservationist and writer.

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A scene in the studio during the broadcast of the BBC radio programme 'Answering You' in 1941. Left to right the panel are: Tom Harrisson, public opinion expert and co-founder of Mass-Observation; Sir Henry Bunbury; Edward Hulton, publishing house proprietor; District Officer A.F. Locke, a fireman; L.S. Amery, Secretary of State for India; W.J. Brown, Secretary of the Civil Service Clerical Association; and Z.A. Bokhari, poet and broadcaster and an Indian living in London. Also present are Mrs Vyvyan Adams and, with his back to the camera, the presenter, Stanley Maxted.A scene in the studio during the broadcast of the BBC radio programme 'Answering You' in 1941. Left to right the panel are: Tom Harrisson, public opinion expert and co-founder of Mass-Observation; Sir Henry Bunbury; Edward Hulton, publishing house proprietor; District Officer A.F. Locke, a fireman; L.S. Amery, Secretary of State for India; W.J. Brown, Secretary of the Civil Service Clerical Association; and Z.A. Bokhari, poet and broadcaster and an Indian living in London. Also present are Mrs Vyvyan Adams and, with his back to the camera, the presenter, Stanley Maxted.

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1962Patron’s Medal
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Major Tom Harnett Harrisson, DSO, OBE was an Argentine-born British polymath. In the course of his life he was an ornithologist, explorer, journalist, broadcaster, soldier, guerrilla, ethnologist, museum curator, archaeologist, documentarian, film-maker, conservationist and writer. He was often described as an anthropologist, and sometimes referred to as the "Barefoot Anthropologist".

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1976 · aged 64
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7 languages

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