Raymond Williams was one of the foremost public intellectuals of the 20th century. As a social theorist and cultural critic, he had a major influence on various fields, including anthropology, literary criticism, media studies, and history. Born into a working-class family in Wales, his academic career led him to Cambridge and Oxford. He was a
From his position as a professor of anthropology at London School of Economics (LSE), Sir Raymond William Firth was in a position to influence studies of Pacific anthropology while contributing to anthropological theory in many areas, but he did so most prominently in economic anthropology. Firth studied at LSE, primarily with Malinowski, though he initially
Australian anatomist and anthropologist Raymond Dart was known for his discovery and analysis of the fossil hominid Australopithecus africanus. Born in Toowong, Brisbane, Australia, Dart was one of nine children born to strict and religious parents. Living and working on his parents’ Australian bush farm, Dart’s pioneer life and naturalistic inclinations would influence both his