Biodiversity in Anthropological Research: The Francisc Joseph Rainer Theory
Biodiversity in Anthropological Research: The Francisc Joseph Rainer Theory
Author(s): Adrian MajuruSubject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , History and theory of sociology, Evaluation research, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Identity of Collectives
Published by: EDITURA OSCAR PRINT
Keywords: Francisc J.Rainer; anthropology; craniology; ethnic diversity;
Summary/Abstract: This article is dedicated to Francisc J.Rainer and to the innovations he brought in anthropological research. Francisc Rainer was born in 1874, and graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1903; he was a professor of anatomy and embryology at the Faculty of Medicine in Iași/Jassy (1913-1920), and then at the Faculty of Medicine in Bucharest (1920-1940). His deep interest in the anatomy, embryology and anthropology of the Romanians resulted in extensive research on the population of a number of villages in the Carpathian Mountains, on craniology of the Romanians, on the anthropology of Romanian students and on blood groups in Romania; he participated in field research in the Carpathians,1927(Drăguș), 1928(Nereju) and 1932 (Fundul Moldovei) within the sociological project as“the science of nation”, coordinated by Dimitrie Gusti.
Journal: THE JOURNAL OF URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY
- Issue Year: 11/2023
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 113-126
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
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