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Adolf Bastian
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German anthropologist (1826–1905)
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Adolf Wilhelm Bastian was a German anthropologist, writer, psychologist, and university teacher. Born in Bremen on 26 June 1826, he worked in the field of ethnography. He was educated at Heidelberg University, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the University of Würzburg. His academic credentials included a Doctor of Medicine degree, habilitation, and professorship. Bastian was employed by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Ethnological Museum Berlin.
He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology, and Prehistory, and the Berlin Geographical Society. His notable works include *Reisen in Siam in Jahre 1863*, *Reisen in Birma in den Jahren 1861-1862*, *Amerika's Nordwest-Küste*, and *Java, Borneo und Celebes*. He was influenced by Johann Gottfried Herder and Alexander von Humboldt. Bastian died in Port of Spain on 2 February 1905 and is buried at Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 26 June 1826
- Died
- 2 February 1905
- Works
- 99
Top works
- Reisen in Siam in Jahre 1863
- Reisen in Birma in den Jahren 1861-1862
- Amerika's Nordwest-Küste
- Java
- Borneo und Celebes
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1826-06-26 ) 26 June 1826, Bremen , German Confederation
- Died
- 2 February 1905 (1905-02-02) (aged 78), Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago
- Fields
- Anthropology
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bremen
- Place of birth
- Bremen
- Place of death
- Port of Spain
- Occupation
- explorer
- Employer
- Ethnological Museum Berlin
- Languages spoken
- German
- Academic degree
- professor
- Field of work
- ethnography
- Image
- Adolf Bastian2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Adolf Bastian
- date of birth
- 1826-01-01
- date of death
- 1905-01-01
- member of
- Berlin Geographical Society
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- Adolf Bastian
- birth name
- Philipp Wilhelm Adolf Bastian
- place of burial
- Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
- has works in the collection
- National Museum of World Cultures
- influenced by
- Alexander von Humboldt
- Commons Creator page
- Adolf Bastian
- significant person
- Dietrich Brandis
- pseudonym
- Plato III
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Works in European collections
11 objects attributed to Adolf Bastian, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Adolf Philipp Wilhelm Bastian (26 June 1826 – 2 February 1905) was a 19th-century polymath remembered best for his contributions to the development of ethnography and the development of anthropology as a discipline. His theory of the Elementargedanke resulted in Carl Jung's development of the theory of archetypes. His ideas influenced the "father of American anthropology" Franz Boas and comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell.
Life
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