Anthropologist
1. Lewis Morgan (1818)
Anthropologist
Remembered best for his pioneering anthropological research on social structure and relationships, Morgan proposed the notion that matrilineal (rather than patriarchal) social organization was the first domestic structure in human...
2. Richard Otto Maack (1825)
Anthropologist
19th century Estonia-born Russian naturalist and anthropologist. He was known best for discovering rare and unknown plant species.
3. James George Frazer (1854)
Anthropologist
Scottish anthropologist who made a large impact on the development of mythology and studies of relative faith. His most famous book, The Golden Bough, which he wrote in 1890, documents...
4. Philleo Nash (1909)
Anthropologist
Anthropologist who headed the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and advised them on minority affairs. A Democrat, he was also the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of...
5. William Marvin Bass (1928)
Anthropologist
Forensic anthropologist well-known for his research on human osteology and decomposition who has helped a wide variety of groups identify human remains.
6. Helen Fisher (1945)
Anthropologist
This biological anthropologist, behavioral expert, love and attachment theorist, and Rutgers University professor is most famous as the author of several popular science books, including Why We Love: The Nature...