Robert Henry Codrington,his field of expertise is Anthropology

Robert Henry Codrington

Date of Birth :

1830-15-09

Place of Birth :

Wiltshire,England

Country :

United Kingdom

Field of Expertise :

Anthropology

Educational background :

Graduated with B.A from Wadham.

Acheivements / Contributions :

Robert Henry Codrington was an Anglican priest and anthropologist who made the first study of Melanesian society and culture.
His work is still held as a classic of ethnography.
Some of the books published by him are:
- The Melanesian Languages,(1885).
- The Melanesians: Studies in their Anthropology and Folk-Lore(1891).
- A Dictionary of the Language of Mota, Sugarloaf Island, Banks'Islands: With a short grammar and index.
- "Melanesians" Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics.

source:Robert Henry Codrington

Bibliography :

The Melanesians: Studies in Their Anthropology and Folk-Lore,The Melanesian Languages, A Dictionary of the Language of Mota, Sugarloaf Island, Banks Islands.