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Edward Alexander Westermarck
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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"EDWARD ALEXANDER WESTERMARCK (1862-), Finnish anthropologist, was born at Helsingfors Nov. 20 1862. Educated at a lyceum in his native town and at the university of Finland he became professor of moral philosophy at his own university; but he came to England about 1890 and in 1907 was appointed professor of sociology at the university of London. He made a special study of primitive marriage and ethical origins and has published The Origin of Human Marriage (1889); The History of Human Marriage (1891); The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas (1906); Marriage Ceremonies in Morocco (1914) and other scientific papers.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Edward Alexander Westermarck'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/edward-alexander-westermarck.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Edward Alexander Westermarck'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/edward-alexander-westermarck.html. 1910.
