ANTHROPOLOGISTS from Austria

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Austrian Anthropologists of all time. This list of famous Austrian Anthropologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Robert Lowie (1883 - 1957)

With an HPI of 48.01, Robert Lowie is the most famous Austrian Anthropologist.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Robert Harry Lowie (born Robert Heinrich Löwe; June 12, 1883 – September 21, 1957) was an Austrian-born American anthropologist. An expert on Indigenous peoples of the Americas, he was instrumental in the development of modern anthropology and has been described as "one of the key figures in the history of anthropology".

2. Eric Wolf (1923 - 1999)

With an HPI of 46.87, Eric Wolf is the 2nd most famous Austrian Anthropologist.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Eric Robert Wolf (February 1, 1923 – March 6, 1999) was an anthropologist, best known for his studies of peasants, Latin America, and his advocacy of Marxist perspectives within anthropology.

3. Grete Mostny (1914 - 1991)

With an HPI of 43.14, Grete Mostny is the 3rd most famous Austrian Anthropologist.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

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.