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Biographical entry Firth, Raymond William (1901 - 2002)
- Born
- 25 March 1901
Auckland, New Zealand - Died
- February 2002
- Occupation
- Anthropologist
Summary
Raymond William Firth conducted research in the British Solomon Islands 1928-29 and was acting Professor of Anthropology at the University of Sydney 1930-32. He then went to the University of London and was appointed professor in 1944.
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
- Raymond William Firth - Records, 1901 - 1980, TRC 283; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Davis, John, 'Sir Raymond William Firth, 1901-2002', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004. Details
Journal Articles
- Kessler, Clive S., 'Raymond W. Firth, 1901-2002: Obituary', Australian Journal of Anthropology, vol. 13, no. 2, 2002, pp. 224-229. Details
- MacDonald, Judith, 'Sir Raymond Firth 1901-2002: Obituary', Oceania, vol. 72, no. 3, 2002, pp. 153-155. Details
Online Resources
- 'Firth, Raymond', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-822107. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 September 2004
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