ANTHROPOLOGIST
Edward Burnett Tylor
1832 - 1917
Edward Burnett Tylor
Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (2 October 1832 – 2 January 1917) was an English anthropologist, and professor of anthropology. Tylor's ideas typify 19th-century cultural evolutionism. In his works Primitive Culture (1871) and Anthropology (1881), he defined the context of the scientific study of anthropology, based on the evolutionary theories of Charles Lyell. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Burnett Tylor has received more than 924,290 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Edward Burnett Tylor is the 5th most popular anthropologist (down from 3rd in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 238th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Anthropologist.
Edward Burnet Tylor is most famous for his theory of animism, which is the belief that all objects and animals have souls.
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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS
Among anthropologists, Edward Burnett Tylor ranks 5 out of 93. Before him are Claude Lévi-Strauss, Bronisław Malinowski, James George Frazer, and Jane Goodall. After him are Lewis H. Morgan, Paul Broca, Margaret Mead, Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict, Gregory Bateson, and Clifford Geertz.
Most Popular Anthropologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClaude Lévi-Strauss
1908 - 2009
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 1
Bronisław Malinowski
1884 - 1942
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 2
James George Frazer
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 3
Jane Goodall
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 4
Edward Burnett Tylor
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 5
Lewis H. Morgan
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HPI: 67.67
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Paul Broca
1824 - 1880
HPI: 65.76
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Margaret Mead
1901 - 1978
HPI: 65.58
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Franz Boas
1858 - 1942
HPI: 65.53
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Ruth Benedict
1887 - 1948
HPI: 65.51
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1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.19
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Clifford Geertz
1926 - 2006
HPI: 63.46
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1832, Edward Burnett Tylor ranks 9. Before him are Wilhelm Wundt, Lewis Carroll, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Nikolaus Otto, Maximilian I of Mexico, and Gustave Doré. After him are Ivan Shishkin, José Echegaray, William Crookes, Louisa May Alcott, Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, and Jules Ferry. Among people deceased in 1917, Edward Burnett Tylor ranks 11. Before him are L. L. Zamenhof, Mata Hari, Eduard Buchner, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Emil von Behring, and Adolf von Baeyer. After him are Emil Theodor Kocher, Buffalo Bill, John William Waterhouse, Dragutin Dimitrijević, Franz Brentano, and Scott Joplin.
Others Born in 1832
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Wundt
PSYCHOLOGIST
1832 - 1920
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 3
Lewis Carroll
WRITER
1832 - 1898
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 4
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
WRITER
1832 - 1910
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 5
Nikolaus Otto
INVENTOR
1832 - 1891
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 6
Maximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 7
Gustave Doré
PAINTER
1832 - 1883
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 8
Edward Burnett Tylor
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 9
Ivan Shishkin
PAINTER
1832 - 1898
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 10
José Echegaray
ENGINEER
1832 - 1916
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 11
William Crookes
CHEMIST
1832 - 1919
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 12
Louisa May Alcott
WRITER
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 13
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
EXPLORER
1832 - 1901
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 14
Jules Ferry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1893
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1917
Go to all RankingsL. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 5
Mata Hari
DANCER
1876 - 1917
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 6
Eduard Buchner
CHEMIST
1860 - 1917
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 7
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1917
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 8
Emil von Behring
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1917
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 9
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 10
Edward Burnett Tylor
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 11
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 12
Buffalo Bill
CELEBRITY
1846 - 1917
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 13
John William Waterhouse
PAINTER
1849 - 1917
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 14
Dragutin Dimitrijević
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1917
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 15
Franz Brentano
PHILOSOPHER
1838 - 1917
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 16
Scott Joplin
COMPOSER
1868 - 1917
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 17
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Burnett Tylor ranks 301 out of 8,785. Before him are Æthelred the Unready (968), Vanessa Redgrave (1937), Julie Andrews (1935), Randal Cremer (1828), Henry Morton Stanley (1841), and John Keats (1795). After him are Peter Sellers (1925), Rod Stewart (1945), Harold Macmillan (1894), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), John Herschel (1792), and Thomas Becket (1119).
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POLITICIAN
968 - 1016
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 295
Vanessa Redgrave
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 296
Julie Andrews
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 297
Randal Cremer
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1908
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 298
Henry Morton Stanley
EXPLORER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 299
John Keats
WRITER
1795 - 1821
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 300
Edward Burnett Tylor
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 301
Peter Sellers
ACTOR
1925 - 1980
HPI: 68.08
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Rod Stewart
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 303
Harold Macmillan
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1986
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 304
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1954
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 305
John Herschel
INVENTOR
1792 - 1871
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 306
Thomas Becket
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1119 - 1170
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 307
Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among anthropologists born in United Kingdom, Edward Burnett Tylor ranks 3. Before him are James George Frazer (1854), and Jane Goodall (1934). After him are Gregory Bateson (1904), Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881), E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902), Mary Leakey (1913), Victor Turner (1920), Edmund Leach (1910), Jack Goody (1919), Ashley Montagu (1905), and Marilyn Strathern (1941).
James George Frazer
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 1
Jane Goodall
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 2
Edward Burnett Tylor
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 3
Gregory Bateson
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 4
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
1881 - 1955
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 5
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
1902 - 1973
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 6
Mary Leakey
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 7
Victor Turner
1920 - 1983
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 8
Edmund Leach
1910 - 1989
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 9
Jack Goody
1919 - 2015
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 10
Ashley Montagu
1905 - 1999
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 11
Marilyn Strathern
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 12