Sir James George Frazer

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SJGF 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.
Bullock, Alan et al., editors. Fontana Biographical Companion to Modern Thought. Collins.

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.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
(2 August 1890)
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Oxford University Press.

7 May 1941

SJGF , British anthropologist, died in Cambridge after about ten years of blindness, during which he had continued to work.
Bullock, Alan et al., editors. Fontana Biographical Companion to Modern Thought. Collins.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

Biography

A Life in Anthropology

1 January 1854

James George Frazer , a founder of modern anthropology, was born in Glasgow, where he also had his early education.
Bullock, Alan et al., editors. Fontana Biographical Companion to Modern Thought. Collins.