Bertil Lundman

Bertil J. Lundman (1899–1993) was a Swedish anthropologist. He is best known for having created a racial classification system of Europeans in his book "The Races And Peoples Of Europe" (1977).

Theory of European races

Bertil Lundman's book "The Races and Peoples of Europe" distinguishes several racial types (older synonyms in brackets) [Lundman, Bertil J. - The Races and Peoples of Europe (New York: IAAEE. 1977), The Living Races and Peoples of Europe: [http://carnby.altervista.org/lundraces/lundman-races2.htm] ] :

#Nordid (Nordic), including the subraces Falid, North Atlantid (North-Occidental) and Scandid
#Paleo-Atlantid
#West-Alpine
#East-Alpine (Gorid)
#West-Mediterranean (Ibero-Insular)
#Berid
#East-Mediterranean, including the subraces Saharid and Pontid
#Arabid, including the Syrid subrace
#Dinarid (Dinaric), including subraces Armenid and Carpathid (Litoral)
#Volgid, including the subraces Sudeten and Pre-Pontid
#East Baltid, including the subraces Tavastid (Sub-Nordid) and Savolaxid
#Scando-Lappid (South-Lappid, Samid)
#Mongolid strains: Kumid and Taigid

Rival theorists

Bertil Lundman is not the only person to have formed a racial classification system of Europeans. Another such person is Carleton S. Coon.

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