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Walter Baldwin Spencer

English-Australian biologist and anthropologist. (1860-1929) · United Kingdom · Academics · Died at 69

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Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, commonly referred to as Sir Baldwin Spencer, was a British-Australian evolutionary biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist. He is known for his fieldwork with Aboriginal peoples in Central Australia, contributions to the study of ethnography, and academic collaborations with Frank Gillen.

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Clarke Medal1923
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

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Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, commonly referred to as Sir Baldwin Spencer, was a British-Australian evolutionary biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist. He is known for his fieldwork with Aboriginal peoples in Central Australia, contributions to the study of ethnography, and academic collaborations with Frank Gillen. Spencer introduced the study of zoology at the University of Melbourne and held the title of Emeritus Professor until his death in 1929. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1900 and knighted in 1916.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1860 to 1929 · aged 69

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