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Alfred Cort Haddon

British anthropologist (1855–1940)
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Alfred Cort Haddon
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
May 24, 1855, 1855[9]
Date of death
April 20, 1940, 1940[10]
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13]
Occupation
anthropologist, zoologist, university teacher, ethnologist
Employer
University of Cambridge, Royal College of Science for Ireland, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge[14][15]
Educated at
Christ's College, King's College London[16][17]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Doctor of Science, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[18][19][20][21][22][23]
Mother
Caroline Hadley[11]
Child
Kathleen Haddon[12]
Work location
Zurich[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[37]
Academic degree
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts[28][29]
Author citation (zoology)
Haddon[33]
Contributed to creative work
Dictionary of National Biography, Popular Science
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by
Alfred Haddon[35]
Described by source
The Times[36]
Family name
Haddon[30]
Given name
Alfred, Cort[31][32]
Has works in the collection
National Museum of World Cultures
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Influenced by
Thomas Henry Huxley[26]
Member of
Royal Society of London, Royal Geographical Society[24][25]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Alfred C. Haddon en A. C. Haddon en A.C. Haddon en Alfred Cort Haddon en Haddon de Alfred Cort Haddon fa آلفرد کرت هدون ja アルフレッド・コート・ハードン ja アルフレッド・コート・ハッドン ja アルフレッド・コード・ハッドン ja アルフレッド・ハッドン nl A.C. Haddon nl Alfred Haddon ru Альфред Корт Хэддон ru Хэддон, Альфред Корт
🔖 Identifiers · 88
ISNI
0000000108749356
VIAF cluster ID
17301055
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
116358009
American Academy in Rome ID
12415979
Angelicum ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
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Auñamendi ID
58099
BHL creator ID
18663
BIBSYS ID
90199963
Biblioteca Franco Serantini ID
28158
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12364725f
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
1941.0014
British Museum person or institution ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Cambridge Alumni Database ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Darwin Correspondence ID
9115
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
48406
FamilySearch person ID
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Freebase ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Medvik ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
00442115
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1239123
NMVW ID
27041
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
256757
National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810647305405606
National Library of Portugal ID
55765
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1271727
National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp134277
National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068228333
Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort), 1855-1940
Open Library ID
OL18347A
OpenMLOL author ID
172067
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
33626
PUG authority ID
99306
Parsifal cluster ID
28169
People Australia ID
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Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
72367
Project Gutenberg author ID
32226
RERO ID (legacy)
A003338505
RILM ID
147602
RKDartists ID
381345
S2A3 Biographical Database ID
1177
SBN author ID
UFIV126612
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
14987
SHARE Catalogue author ID
271005
SNAC ARK ID
w689165h
SNARC ID
Thomas Ryan
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
41455
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
SMVK-EM/name/25083073
Treccani ID
alfred-cort-haddon
UK National Archives ID
F66577
Union List of Artist Names ID
500658429
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058508022506706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1331921
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/20221
Wellcome Collection concept ID
nfc8aucd
Who's Who UK ID
U210590
WikiTree person ID
Haddon-358
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 5
biologist, anthropologist, university teacher, zoologist, ethnologist
Award received 4
Fellow of the Royal Society, Doctor of Science, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Contributed to creative work 2
Dictionary of National Biography, Popular Science
Educated at 2
King's College London, Christ's College
Employer 2
University of Cambridge, Royal College of Science for Ireland
Member of 2
Royal Society of London, Royal Geographical Society
Academic degree 1
Bachelor of Arts
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Described by source 1
The Times
Doctoral students 1
J. Eric S. Thompson
Given name 1
Alfred
Has works in the collection 1
National Museum of World Cultures
Influenced by 1
Thomas Henry Huxley
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Haddon Bay
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
Cambridge
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Winifred Hoernlé
Work location 1
Zurich
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Alfred Cort Haddon was born on May 24, 1855[1], in London[2]. He died on April 20, 1940[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], zoologist[6], university teacher[7], and ethnologist[8].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Alfred Cort Haddon include Haddon Bay[38], a bay[39].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Alfred Cort Haddon include Haddon Bay[38], a bay[39].

His notable doctoral advisees include J. Eric S. Thompson[40], an anthropologist[41], 1898–1975[42], of United Kingdom[43], awarded the Knight Bachelor[44], specialised in mayanist[45].

FAQs

Where was Alfred Cort Haddon born?

Alfred Cort Haddon was born in London[2].

Where did Alfred Cort Haddon die?

Alfred Cort Haddon passed away in Cambridge[4].

Who were Alfred Cort Haddon's parents?

Alfred Cort Haddon's mother was Caroline Hadley[11].

What did Alfred Cort Haddon do for work?

Alfred Cort Haddon worked as an anthropologist[5], zoologist[6], university teacher[7], and ethnologist[8].

Where did Alfred Cort Haddon go to school?

Alfred Cort Haddon was educated at Christ's College[16] and King's College London[17].

What awards did Alfred Cort Haddon receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[18], Doctor of Science[19], Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[20], and Fellow of the Zoological Society of London[21].

Related Entities

Cambridge London Royal College of Science for Ireland Thomas Henry Huxley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . John Rishbeth, 10 July 1918 - 1 June 1991. wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [9] ↑ . National Library of Wales archives and manuscripts catalogue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [10] ↑ . National Library of Wales archives and manuscripts catalogue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Occupation → anthropologist, zoologist, university teacher +1
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