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Wilhelm Schmidt

German anthropologist, linguist and historian of religion (1868-1954) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 85

Wilhelm Schmidt was a German-Austrian Catholic priest, linguist and ethnologist. He presided over the Fourth International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences that was held at Vienna in 1952.

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Honorary Doctor of the University of Uppsala
Honorary Doctor of the University of Vienna

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Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1954 · aged 85