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Sir Baldwin Spencer | |
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| Born | 23 June 1860 Stretford, Lancashire |
| Died | 14 July 1929 (aged 69) Hoste Island, Chile |
| Nationality | British |
| Awards | Clarke Medal (1923) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropologist |
Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer KCMG FRS (23 June 1860 – 14 July 1929), commonly referred to as Sir Baldwin Spencer, was a British-Australian evolutionary biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist.[1] He is known for his fieldwork with Aboriginal peoples in Central Australia, contributions to the study of ethnography, and academic collaborations with Frank Gillen.[1] Spencer introduced the study of zoology at the University of Melbourne and held the title of Emeritus Professor until his death in 1929.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1900 and knighted in 1916.
- ^ a b Mulvaney, D. J. "Spencer, Sir Walter Baldwin (1860–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ Centre, Australian Science and Technology Heritage. "Spencer, Walter Baldwin - Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne Biographical entry". www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 7 July 2020.