Gillen, F. J. 1855-1912
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Name (Latin)
Gillen, F. J. 1855-1912
Other forms of name
Gillen, Francis James, 1855-1912
Gillen, Francis James, 1856-1912
Gillen, F. J. (Francis James), 1856-1912
Date of birth
1856-10-28
Date of death
1912-06-05
Field of activity
Ethnology
Occupation
Authors
Ethnologists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Australian dictionary of biography WWW site, July 26, 2012(Gillen, James Francis; b. Oct. 28, 1855, Little Para, S. Aust.; d. June 5, 1912, Woodville, Adelaide, S. Aust.; ethnologist)
- LC database, July 26, 2012(hdg.: Gillen, Francis James, 1856-1912; usage: F.J. Gillen)
- His The native tribes of central Australia ... 1904.
- Spencer, B. The native tribes of central Australia, 1938:t.p. (F.J. Gillen)
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Francis James Gillen (B-38781)
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Wikipedia description:
Francis James Gillen (28 October 1855 – 5 June 1912), also known as Frank Gillen and F. J. Gillen, was an early Australian anthropologist and ethnologist. He is known for his work with W. Baldwin Spencer, including their seminal work The Native Tribes of Central Australia (1899). They both worked in central Australia, where Gillen was employed as a telegraph station master, with the Arrernte people and other Indigenous Australians.
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