Lehmann-Nitsche, Robert (1872-1938)
Robert Lehmann-Nitsche (1872-1938), a German anthropologist with a background in philosophy and medicine, was appointed head of the anthropological section of the Museo de La Plata in Buenos Aires in 1897. For 30 years, his research covered a wide range of sub-disciplines, from physical anthropology to folklore, from linguistics to ethnology, comprising both indigenous populations and immigrants and other urban communities. He undertook numerous field missions in Argentina and other South American regions. Marked by various influences, he was in search of a mythical Pan-American stock, without refraining from making universal comparisons.
Keywords: Folklore | Physical anthropology | Archaeology | Linguistics | Ethnology | Ethnography | Second half of the 19th century | First half of the 20th century | Argentina | Paraguay | Tierra del Fuego
Secondary sources
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“Enseñanza de la antropología física en la Argentina de comienzos de siglo XX. Robert Lehmann-Nitsche y la formación de discípulos”
Diego Ballestero & Marina Sardi, 2016
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“Recolección y estudio de música popular e indígena en la Argentina de comienzos de siglo XX”
Diego Ballestero, 2016
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“Robert Lehmann-Nitsche. Pruebas contundentes sobre su presencia en Napalpí en tiempos de la masacre”
Lena Dávila, 2015
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“‘Duelo de bastones’. La disputa Robert Lehman-Nitsche – Enrique del Valle Iberlucea en el contexto de la Primera Guerra Mundial”
Lena Dávila, 2018
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