Grete Mostny | |
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 Mostny in an unknown date | |
| Born | 17 September 1914 |
| Died | 15 December 1991 |
| Nationality | Austrian Chilean |
| Employer | Chilean National Museum of Natural History |
Grete Mostny (17 September 1914 – 15 December 1991) was a Jewish Austrian who became a leading Chilean anthropologist. She was born in Austria but had to leave because of the rise of the Nazis. She went to Belgium to complete her studies before leaving for Chile. At the end of the war she was invited back to Austria but she preferred to become a naturalised Chilean. She led a number of archaeological investigations and the Chilean National Museum of Natural History.