George Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers | |
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Born | London, England | 22 May 1890
Died | 17 June 1966 | (aged 76)
Occupation | Anthropologist |
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Partner | Stella Lonsdale |
Children | 3 |
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Relatives | Augustus Pitt Rivers (paternal grandfather) Lord Henry Thynne (father-in-law) Michael Pitt-Rivers (son) Julian Pitt-Rivers (son) Valerie Pitt-Rivers (daughter-in-law) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1911-1918 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 5th Dragoon Guards |
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George Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers (22 May 1890 – 17 June 1966) was a British anthropologist and eugenicist who was one of the wealthiest men in England in the interwar period. He embraced anti-Bolshevism and anti-Semitism and became a supporter of Oswald Mosley, which led to him being interned by the British government for two years during the Second World War.