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Verrier Elwin

British anthropologist (1902-1964)
Person human Q3556093

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
August 29, 1902
Date of death
February 22, 1964
Place of birth
Dover
Place of death
Delhi
Country of citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India[8][9][10]
Occupation
anthropologist, autobiographer, ethnologist
Field of work
anthropology, ethnology[11][12]
Educated at
Merton College, Dean Close School[13][14]
Religion or worldview
Hinduism[18]
Award received
Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan in science & engineering[16][17]
Notable work
The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin[15]
Work location
India[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
P14611
32174[23]
Writing language
English[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Harry Verrier Holman Elwin en Verrier Elwin cs Harry Verrier Holman Elwin hi वेरियर एल्विन
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000108700499
VIAF cluster ID
12307841
Library of Congress authority ID
n50009609
GND ID
119155303
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Verrier Elwin.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90111840
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11901705r
CONOR.SI ID
76107875
CONOR.SR ID
10583399
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11158823
CiNii Research ID
1140563741795943296
DDB person (GND) ID
119155303
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FAST ID
2750
Freebase ID
/m/02860yl
IdRef ID
026850508
IxTheo authority ID
142471887
Libraries Australia ID
35063571
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02125084
NL CR AUT ID
xx0220537
NLA Trove people ID
815883
NUKAT ID
n2007137697
National Library of Greece ID
151597
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000085965
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007463194505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810571420705606
National Library of Portugal ID
40259
National Virtual Library of India ID
748k (138k–748k, n=5)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068472331
Open Library ID
OL1629A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
38836
PUG authority ID
10315
Parsifal cluster ID
298205
Persons of Indian Studies ID
1818
RERO ID (legacy)
A003215689
SBN author ID
SBLV084702
SNAC ARK ID
w6vv1rz7
UK National Archives ID
F31482
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/557c13c6-896d-46d1-8337-d2ce968c06fa

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Occupation 3
anthropologist, ethnologist, autobiographer
Field of work 2
anthropology, ethnology
Award received 1
Sahitya Akademi Award
Educated at 1
Merton College
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Dover
Place of death 1
Delhi
Religion or worldview 1
Hinduism
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
India
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Verrier Elwin was born on August 29, 1902[1], in Dover[2]. He died on February 22, 1964[3], in Delhi[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], autobiographer[6], and ethnologist[7].

FAQs

Where was Verrier Elwin born?

Verrier Elwin's place of birth was Dover[2].

Where did Verrier Elwin die?

Verrier Elwin died in Delhi[4].

What did Verrier Elwin do for work?

Verrier Elwin worked as an anthropologist[5], autobiographer[6], and ethnologist[7].

Where did Verrier Elwin go to school?

Verrier Elwin was educated at Merton College[13] and Dean Close School[14].

What awards did Verrier Elwin receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award[16] and Padma Bhushan in science & engineering[17].

Related Entities

anthropology ethnology India

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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