Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
A cranial study pioneer's name
English answer:
Aleš Hrdlika
Added to glossary by
humbird
Jan 3, 2005 23:18
19 yrs ago
English term
A cranial study pioneer's name
English
Social Sciences
History
I am looking for a spelling of a person. Born in 1869 and died in 1943 he is considered to be a pioneer of cranial studies, and first Director of Smithonian Institute (before this famous Institution bore this current name). He was born in Bohemia and imigrated to the US on/around 1880, got MD from Harvard (if I remember correctly), but did not practice medicine. Instead he devoted his entire life studying bones, especially skull of virtually every race from ancient to contemporay.
His name is, phonetically, Fedelica, Federica, Phedelica ---- something of its proximity.
I desperately need his first and last name so I resorted the help here, even this is not directly a translation question (OH Yes it is. I need it in Japanese, but of course English is what I am looking for). Any hint will be greatly appreciate.
His name is, phonetically, Fedelica, Federica, Phedelica ---- something of its proximity.
I desperately need his first and last name so I resorted the help here, even this is not directly a translation question (OH Yes it is. I need it in Japanese, but of course English is what I am looking for). Any hint will be greatly appreciate.
Responses
4 +7 | Aleš Hrdlika | Margaret Schroeder |
1 +3 | ALEŠ HRDLIKA | awilliams |
Responses
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11 mins
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Aleš Hrdlika
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/oct2000/ubelaker.htm
"Aleš Hrdli…ka (1869-1943) is widely regarded as a key figure in the early history of American physical anthropology. Hrdli…ka immigrated to the United States from Bohemia in 1881 and later received medical training in New York. As his interests shifted to anthropology, he was hired in 1903 as the first curator of physical anthropology at the Smithsonian. He remained there for the rest of his extremely productive career (retired in 1942 and died in 1943) and amassed large collections of human remains in support of his research."
See also:
http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/archives/CollectionsList/Colle...
By the way, if you would like to know which google search found this information, it was a search on {1869 1943 cranial } http://tinyurl.com/6wne6
"Aleš Hrdli…ka (1869-1943) is widely regarded as a key figure in the early history of American physical anthropology. Hrdli…ka immigrated to the United States from Bohemia in 1881 and later received medical training in New York. As his interests shifted to anthropology, he was hired in 1903 as the first curator of physical anthropology at the Smithsonian. He remained there for the rest of his extremely productive career (retired in 1942 and died in 1943) and amassed large collections of human remains in support of his research."
See also:
http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/archives/CollectionsList/Colle...
By the way, if you would like to know which google search found this information, it was a search on {1869 1943 cranial } http://tinyurl.com/6wne6
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: See spelling here: Hrdli ka, Ale http://www.bartleby.com/65/hr/Hrdlicka.html
25 mins
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mstkwasa
: 「アレシュ・フルドリカ」になるでしょうか。
27 mins
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agree |
Jörgen Slet
29 mins
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agree |
bigedsenior
: in English the spelling would be ALEX
37 mins
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agree |
Balaban Cerit
: Ales (or Aleš) Hrdlicka (1869-1943) - www.svu2000.org/issues/scientists.htm - no other scientist seems to have matching dates
39 mins
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agree |
Will Matter
1 hr
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agree |
Java Cafe
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you! see my note."
+3
11 mins
ALEŠ HRDLIKA
Just an idea - some of the dates etc. seem to match!
The ending "lika" is a bit like "lica" etc.
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-01-03 23:31:16 GMT)
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My search on Google: bohemia smithsonian 1869.
The ending "lika" is a bit like "lica" etc.
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-01-03 23:31:16 GMT)
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My search on Google: bohemia smithsonian 1869.
Reference:
http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/archives/CollectionsList/CollectionDescriptions/GtoJ/hrdlicka.wpd.html
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Jörgen Slet
29 mins
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agree |
Balaban Cerit
: Ales (or Aleš) Hrdlicka (1869-1943) - www.svu2000.org/issues/scientists.htm - no other scientist seems to have matching dates
39 mins
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agree |
Margaret Schroeder
: No doubt this is it. It is interesting that both our searches reached the target information successfully.
2 hrs
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thanks, GoodWords. Happy New Year.
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Discussion
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