Seligman, C. G. (Charles Gabriel), 1873-1940

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Charles Gabriel Seligman (1873-1940), ethnologist, was part of A.C. Haddon's Cambridge anthropological expedition to the Torres Strait and Borneo in 1898. He led an anthropological expedition to New Guinea in 1904, and in 1906 was asked by the Ceylon government to make an ethnological study of the Veddas. Seligman was Professor of Ethnology in London University, 1913-34, and President of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 1923-25.

From the guide to the Charles Seligman: Ethnological Notes, c.1910-1940, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

Charles Seligman, 1873-1940, was educated at St Paul's School. He qualified as a doctor and became Director of the Clinical Laboratory at St Thomas's hospital, and also treated shellshock victims during World War One. He became interested in tropical diseases and it was for this reason that he went on his first expedition to Borneo and the Torres Straits. Whilst there, he developed an interest in anthropology and the rest of his life was devoted to this discipline. He also attempted to combine disciplines, using psychology to explain anthropological problems. He first taught at the London School of Economics in 1910, and was appointed to the Chair of Ethnology of the University of London in 1913, the first of its kind at the University. He retired in 1934, and was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor. Brenda Seligman, d 1960, accompanied her husband on anthropological expeditions and published material in her own right. Like her husband she acquired her knowledge of anthropology whilst working in the field. She was particularly interested in kinship and the lives of women and children.

From the guide to the SELIGMAN, Brenda Zara, d 1960, and SELIGMAN, Charles Gabriel, 1873-1940, anthropologists, 1890-1975, (British Library of Political and Economic Science)

Anthropologist and medical doctor. In 1898 he went to New Guinea with the Cambridge Torres Strait expedition. In 1904 he returned to New Guinea as part of an expedition financed by Major Cook-Daniels.

From the description of On the morbid conditions met with among the natives of British New Guinea [manuscript] : a study in the evolution of disease / C. G. Seligmann. [1904-1908] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225807648

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creatorOf Charles Seligman: Ethnological Notes, c.1910-1940 Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
referencedIn J. & W. Seligman & Company Archives. University of Oklahoma, Bizzell Memorial Library
creatorOf SELIGMAN, Brenda Zara, d 1960, and SELIGMAN, Charles Gabriel, 1873-1940, anthropologists, 1890-1975 British library of political and economic science
creatorOf Seligman, C. G. (Charles Gabriel), 1873-1940. On the morbid conditions met with among the natives of British New Guinea [manuscript] : a study in the evolution of disease / C. G. Seligmann. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Seligman, C. G. (Charles Gabriel), 1873-1940. Vocabulary of the language of the Otate tribe in neighborhood of Cape Granville, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland [and] a short vocabulary of the natives of Raffles Bay. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Seligman, C. G. (Charles Gabriel), 1873-1940. Pagan tribes of the Nilotic Sudan / C.G. Seligman & Brenda Z. Seligman. University of Manchester Library, Main Library
referencedIn Malinowski, Bronislaw, 1884-1942. Bronislaw Malinowski papers, 1869-1946 (inclusive), 1914-1939 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Charles Seligman: Ethnological Notes, c.1910-1940 Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
referencedIn Malinowski, Bronislaw, 1884-1942. Bronislaw Malinowski papers, 1869-1946 (inclusive), 1914-1939 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Sir William Rothenstein correspondence and other papers, 1887-1957. Houghton Library
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Cape York Peninsula (Qld SC54, SD54, SD55)
Borneo
Malaysia South East Asia
Indonesia South East Asia
China East Asia
Oceans
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Andaman Islands
Torres Strait Oceania
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Sudan East Africa
Sri Lanka South Asia
Japan East Asia
Raffles Bay / Fort Wellington (West Arnhem Land NT SC53-13)
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War
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Iwaidja / Yiwayja / Yiwadya language (N39) (NT SC53-13)
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South America
Torres Strait Islanders
Torres Strait Islanders
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Wuthathi language (Y10) (Qld SC54-16)
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Birth 1873-12-24

Death 1940-09-19

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