1873 in anthropology

1873 in anthropology

1873 in anthropology

Events

* The American Museum of Natural History establishes an anthropology department

Publications

Births

*Leo Frobenius
*Arnold van Gennep
*Charles Seligman
*John Reed Swanton

Deaths

ee also

* List of years in anthropology
* 1872 in anthropology
* 1874 in anthropology


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