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Also Known As William Edward Hanley Stanner
Born November 24, 1905 • Sydney • Australia
Died October 8, 1981 (aged 75) • Canberra • Australia
Subjects Of Study Australian Aboriginal peoples
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Mauboy
Australian singer, songwriter, and actress
Ken Wyatt
Australian politician
Cathy Freeman
Cathy Freeman
Australian athlete
Charles Perkins
Charles Perkins
Australian activist
Colin Johnson
Australian author
Raymond A. Dart
South African anthropologist
Namatjira, Albert
Albert Namatjira
Australian painter
Rose, Lionel
Lionel Rose
Australian boxer
Francis James Gillen
Australian anthropologist
Robert J. Braidwood
American anthropologist
Manuel Gamio
Mexican anthropologist and sociologist
Franz Boas
Franz Boas
German-American anthropologist
Francis Galton
Francis Galton
British scientist
Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead
American anthropologist
Lee Berger
South African paleoanthropologist
Daniel Lieberman
Daniel Lieberman
American paleoanthropologist
William Barak
William Barak
Australian leader and activist
Paul Farmer
American anthropologist and epidemiologist
Richard Leakey
Richard Leakey
Kenyan anthropologist, government official, and paleontologist
Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour
French sociologist and anthropologist