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Haddon (surname)
Haddon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A * Alfred Cort Haddon (1855–1940), British anthropologist * April Haddon, fictional character * Arthur Langan Haddon (1895-1961), New Zealand Church of Christ minister * Arthur Trevor Haddon (1864-1941), British painter C * Caroline Haddon (1837-1905), philosophical writer * Celia Haddon (born 1944), British journalist and writer D * Damita Haddon (born 1971), American gospel singer * Dayle Haddon (born 1948), Canadian model and actress * Deitrick Haddon (born 1973), American gospel singer E * Elizabeth Haddon (1680–1762), American colonist and Quaker F * Frederick William Haddon (1839-1906), Australian journalist and newspaper editor H * Harry Haddon (1871-after 1896), English professional footballer J * James Haddon (fl. 1556), English clergyman * Jenny Haddon (born 1933), English writer of romance novels under the name Sophie West K * Kathleen Haddon (1888-1961), British scholar of string-figures L * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Cort Haddon
Alfred Cort Haddon, Sc.D., FRS, FRGS FRAI (24 May 1855 – 20 April 1940, Cambridge) was an influential British anthropologist and ethnologist. Initially a biologist, who achieved his most notable fieldwork, with W.H.R. Rivers, C.G. Seligman and Sidney Ray on the Torres Strait Islands. He returned to Christ's College, Cambridge, where he had been an undergraduate, and effectively founded the School of Anthropology. Haddon was a major influence on the work of the American ethnologist Caroline Furness Jayne. In 2011, Haddon's 1898 ''The Recordings of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits'' were added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry. The original recordings are housed at the British Library and many have been made available online. Early life Alfred Cort Haddon was born on 24 May 1855, near London, the elder son of John Haddon, the head of a firm of typefounders and printers. He attended lectures at King' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |