ANTHROPOLOGIST

Robert Lowie

1883 - 1957

Robert Lowie

Robert Harry Lowie (born Robert Heinrich Löwe; June 12, 1883 – September 21, 1957) was an Austrian-born American anthropologist. An expert on Indigenous peoples of the Americas, he was instrumental in the development of modern anthropology and has been described as "one of the key figures in the history of anthropology". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Lowie is the 62nd most popular anthropologist (up from 70th in 2019), the 834th most popular biography from Austria (up from 867th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Robert Lowie ranks 62 out of 93. Before him are Bill Mollison, Aleš Hrdlička, Arjun Appadurai, Gayle Rubin, James C. Scott, and Max Gluckman. After him are Georges Balandier, Raymond Firth, Fiona Graham, Julio Caro Baroja, Ashley Montagu, and Jack Goody.

Most Popular Anthropologists in Wikipedia

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Bill Mollison
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 56
Aleš Hrdlička
1869 - 1943
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 57
Arjun Appadurai
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 58
Gayle Rubin
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 59
James C. Scott
1936 - 2024
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 60
Max Gluckman
1911 - 1975
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 61
Robert Lowie
1883 - 1957
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 62
Georges Balandier
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 63
Raymond Firth
1901 - 2002
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 64
Fiona Graham
1961 - 2023
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 65
Julio Caro Baroja
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 66
Ashley Montagu
1905 - 1999
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 67
Jack Goody
1919 - 2015
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 68

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Robert Lowie ranks 194. Before him are Abdul Muis, Şemsettin Günaltay, Emil Voigt, Toivo Kuula, Stanley Bruce, and Emil Rausch. After him are Élie Lescot, Gheorghe Argeșanu, Ernst Stadler, Fred Pentland, Gösta Olson, and Baltasar Brum. Among people deceased in 1957, Robert Lowie ranks 165. Before him are Aleksey Remizov, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Tomitaro Makino, Charles King, Maurice Peeters, and Ernest Oppenheimer. After him are Mary Proctor, Leopold Staff, John Svanberg, Martin Wagner, Harry Watson, and Patrick Abercrombie.

Others Born in 1883

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Abdul Muis
WRITER
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 188
Şemsettin Günaltay
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1961
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 189
Emil Voigt
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1973
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 190
Toivo Kuula
COMPOSER
1883 - 1918
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 191
Stanley Bruce
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1967
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 192
Emil Rausch
SWIMMER
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 193
Robert Lowie
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 194
Élie Lescot
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1974
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 195
Gheorghe Argeșanu
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1940
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 196
Ernst Stadler
WRITER
1883 - 1914
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 197
Fred Pentland
SOCCER PLAYER
1883 - 1962
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 198
Gösta Olson
GYMNAST
1883 - 1966
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 199
Baltasar Brum
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1933
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 200

Others Deceased in 1957

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Aleksey Remizov
WRITER
1877 - 1957
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 159
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky
PAINTER
1875 - 1957
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 160
Tomitaro Makino
BIOLOGIST
1862 - 1957
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 161
Charles King
ACTOR
1895 - 1957
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 162
Maurice Peeters
CYCLIST
1882 - 1957
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 163
Ernest Oppenheimer
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1957
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 164
Robert Lowie
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 165
Mary Proctor
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1957
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 166
Leopold Staff
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 167
John Svanberg
ATHLETE
1881 - 1957
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 168
Martin Wagner
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1957
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 169
Harry Watson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1957
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 170
Patrick Abercrombie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1879 - 1957
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 171

In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Robert Lowie ranks 834 out of 1,424. Before him are Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger (1795), Walter Zeman (1927), Richard Wettstein (1863), Eva Janko (1945), Robert Sara (1946), and Matthias Kaburek (1911). After him are Clemens Holzmeister (1886), Albert Ehrenstein (1886), Johann Natterer (1787), Heinz Weixelbraun (1963), Hans Walzhofer (1906), and Kurt Jara (1950).

Others born in Austria

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Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger
PHYSICIST
1795 - 1871
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 828
Walter Zeman
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1991
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 829
Richard Wettstein
BIOLOGIST
1863 - 1931
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 830
Eva Janko
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 831
Robert Sara
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 832
Matthias Kaburek
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 833
Robert Lowie
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 834
Clemens Holzmeister
ARCHITECT
1886 - 1983
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 835
Albert Ehrenstein
WRITER
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 836
Johann Natterer
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1843
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 837
Heinz Weixelbraun
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 838
Hans Walzhofer
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 839
Kurt Jara
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 840