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{{Short description|American anthropologist (1863–1947)}} |
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[[File:George Grant MacCurdy 1924.jpg|thumb|George Grant MacCurdy in 1924]] |
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'''George Grant MacCurdy |
'''George Grant MacCurdy''' (April 17, 1863 – November 15, 1947) was an American [[anthropologist]], born at [[Warrensburg, Missouri|Warrensburg, Mo.]], where he graduated from the [[Central Missouri State University|State Normal School]] in 1887, after which he attended [[Harvard University|Harvard]] (AB, 1893; AM, 1894); then studied in [[Europe]] at [[Vienna]], [[Paris, France|Paris]] (School of Anthropology), and at [[Berlin, Germany|Berlin]] (1894–1898; and at [[Yale College|Yale]] (PhD, 1905).<ref name="mnsu" /> He was employed at [[Yale College|Yale]] from 1902 onward as instructor, lecturer, curator of the anthropological collections (1902–1910), and assistant professor of archaeology after 1910.<ref name="aaanet" /> He was a member of the [[Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences]] and the [[American Philosophical Society]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=APS Member History |url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=George+G.+MacCurdy&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref> |
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==European hypothesis== |
==European hypothesis== |
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MacCurdy argued for [[Europe]] as the origin of the first [[humans]], in his 1924 book ''Human Origins'', he said: “The beginnings of things human, so far as we have been able to discover them, have their fullest exemplification in Europe”.<ref name="origins" /> |
MacCurdy argued for [[Europe]] as the origin of the first [[humans]], in his 1924 book ''Human Origins'', he said: “The beginnings of things human, so far as we have been able to discover them, have their fullest exemplification in Europe”.<ref name="origins" /> His hypothesis was disproven in the late-mid-20th century, when hundreds of fossils found in East Africa evidenced the region as the cradle of humankind.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Ethiopian Rift Valley - The cradle of mankind|url=http://ethiopianrift.igg.cnr.it/cradle%20of%20mankind.html|access-date=2021-03-03|website=ethiopianrift.igg.cnr.it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Maslin|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2TODQAAQBAJ&q=east+african+fossils+cradle+of+mankind|title=The Cradle of Humanity: How the Changing Landscape of Africa Made Us So Smart|date=2017|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-870452-2|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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* ''The Eolithic Problem'' (1905) |
* ''The Eolithic Problem'' (1905) |
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* ''Some Phases of Prehistoric Archœology'' (1907) |
* ''Some Phases of Prehistoric Archœology'' (1907) |
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* ''Recent Discoveries Bearing on the Antiquity of Man in Europe'' (1910) |
* {{ws|[[s:Smithsonian Report/1909/Recent discoveries bearing on the antiquity of man in Europe|''Recent Discoveries Bearing on the Antiquity of Man in Europe'']]}} (1910) |
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* ''A Study of Chiriquian Antiquities'' (1911) |
* ''A Study of Chiriquian Antiquities'' (1911) |
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* ''Review of Mayan Art'' (1913) |
* ''Review of Mayan Art'' (1913) |
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* ''Human Skulls from Gazelle Peninsula'' (1914) |
* ''Human Skulls from Gazelle Peninsula'' (1914) |
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* ''Human Origins'' (1924) |
* ''Human Origins'' (1924) |
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*{{citation |date=1935|orig-year=1932 |title=The Coming of Man |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kcgOAAAAQAAJ&q=coming+man |place=USA |publisher=The University Society |access-date=10 October 2011 }} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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<ref name="origins">George Grant MacCurdy, Human Origins, p. 311</ref> |
<ref name="origins">George Grant MacCurdy, Human Origins, p. 311</ref> |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 13:43, 17 August 2023
George Grant MacCurdy (April 17, 1863 – November 15, 1947) was an American anthropologist, born at Warrensburg, Mo., where he graduated from the State Normal School in 1887, after which he attended Harvard (AB, 1893; AM, 1894); then studied in Europe at Vienna, Paris (School of Anthropology), and at Berlin (1894–1898; and at Yale (PhD, 1905).[1] He was employed at Yale from 1902 onward as instructor, lecturer, curator of the anthropological collections (1902–1910), and assistant professor of archaeology after 1910.[2] He was a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.[3]
European hypothesis
[edit]MacCurdy argued for Europe as the origin of the first humans, in his 1924 book Human Origins, he said: “The beginnings of things human, so far as we have been able to discover them, have their fullest exemplification in Europe”.[4] His hypothesis was disproven in the late-mid-20th century, when hundreds of fossils found in East Africa evidenced the region as the cradle of humankind.[5][6]
Works
[edit]He was the author of:
- Obsidian razor of the Aztecs (1900)
- The Eolithic Problem (1905)
- Some Phases of Prehistoric Archœology (1907)
Recent Discoveries Bearing on the Antiquity of Man in Europe. (1910)- A Study of Chiriquian Antiquities (1911)
- Review of Mayan Art (1913)
- Human Skulls from Gazelle Peninsula (1914)
- Human Origins (1924)
- The Coming of Man, USA: The University Society, 1935 [1932], retrieved 10 October 2011
References
[edit]- ^ (Minnesota State University (Biography) Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ THEODORE D. McCOWN (University of California) Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ George Grant MacCurdy, Human Origins, p. 311
- ^ "The Ethiopian Rift Valley - The cradle of mankind". ethiopianrift.igg.cnr.it. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Maslin, Mark (2017). The Cradle of Humanity: How the Changing Landscape of Africa Made Us So Smart. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-870452-2.
External links
[edit]- Works by or about George Grant MacCurdy at Wikisource
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