Sir James George Frazer was a late Victorian academic, anthropologist and investigator of aboriginal peoples' religious beliefs and practices. His book The Golden Bough made a huge impact on writers as well as scientists.
Milestones
1 January 1854 James George Frazer, a founder of modern anthropology, was born in
Glasgow, where he also had his early education.
By 2 August 1890 The first of twelve volumes of James George Frazer's anthropological study
The Golden Bough was published; the last appeared in 1915.
Aftermath, a Supplement was issued in 1936.
7 May 1941 SJGF, British anthropologist, died in
Cambridge after about ten years of blindness, during which he had continued to work.
