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13 Jul 1934
Fritz Graebner |
death Fritz Graebner Died 13 Jul 1934 at age 57 (born 4 Mar 1877). Robert Fritz Graebner was a German ethnologist who advanced the theory of the Kulturkreise, or culture complex, which postulated diffusions of primitive culture spheres derived from a single archaic type. His scheme launched the culture-historical school of ethnology in Europe and stimulated much field research. |